complete verse (1 Chronicles 6:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 6:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Shallum produced Hilkiah who produced Azariah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Shalum was the father of Hilkia, and Hilkia was the father of Azaria.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
    Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 6:12 - 6:13

Hilkiah (verse 13) was the High Priest during the period that Josiah ruled over Judah (2 Kgs 22.8-20). It was he who discovered the book of the Law and read it to the king.

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 .