complete verse (1 Chronicles 24:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 24:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “The ninth fell on Jeshua, and the tenth fell on Shecaniah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The ninth lot fell to Jeshua,
    The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the ninth was Jeshua,
    the tenth was Shecania,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Next, Jeshua was selected.
    Next, Shecaniah was selected.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 24:11

Shecaniah is literally “Shecanyahu.”

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 .