complete verse (1 Chronicles 24:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 24:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “The seventeenth fell on Hezir, and the eighteenth fell on Happizzez.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir,
    The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the 17th was Hezir,
    the 18th was Hapizez,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Next, Hezir was selected.
    Next, Happizzez was selected.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 24:14 - 24:15

Happizzez (verse 15) is mentioned only here in the Old Testament. His name is transliterated “Aphses” in Revised English Bible, King James Version and Knox (following the Septuagint and the Vulgate), but all other translations say “Happizzez.”

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 .