complete verse (1 Chronicles 27:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 27:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Sibbekai who was from the house of Zerah and came from Hushah who was in charge of the eighth part. That part worked in the eighth month” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the 8th month, Sibbecai the Hushahite of the lineage of Zerah was the 8th captain. There were 24,000 men in his group.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sibecai of/from-Husha a descendant of Zera was the commander of the soldiers for the eight month. There were 24,000 soldiers in his group.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah town.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:11

Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites (verse 11): See 1 Chr 11.29. For the Hushathite, Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente says “from the village of Hushah,” and Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje has “from the city of Hushah.” Hushah was a town in Judah, about 6 kilometers (3.5 miles) southwest of Bethlehem. Of the Zerahites may be translated “a descendant of Zerah” (New American Bible), “of the clan of Zerah” (Bible en français courant), or “of the family of Zerah” (Revised English Bible; similarly New Century Version) to show that Zerah was a person and not a place. According to Num 26.20 and Josh 7.17, the Zerahites were descendants of Judah. Good News Translation and Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje add that they were “a part of the tribe of Judah.”

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 .