complete verse (1 Chronicles 1:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 1:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “These communities are from the house of Canaan: Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He was also the father of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Canaan was- also the source of the Jebusnon, Amornon, Girgashnon,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:14

And the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites is literally “and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite” (similarly King James Version [King James Version], Bible de Jérusalem, Traduction œcuménique de la Bible). But the singular forms in Hebrew here are obviously collective in meaning and should therefore be translated by plurals in most languages.

The Jebusites were inhabitants of the hill country in Israel and were the inhabitants of Jerusalem before King David took control of it (2 Sam 5.6-9).

The Amorites were one of the major peoples in the land of Canaan before the Israelites took control of the land. They lived on the east side of the Jordan River between Moab to the south and Ammon to the north.

The Girgashites are sometimes identified with the Gergesenes in the New Testament (see Matt 8.28), who lived on the east side of the Jordan River, but this identification is not certain.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .