complete verse (1 Chronicles 6:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 6:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Toa was the child of Zuf. Zuf was the child of Elkana. Elkana was the child of Mahat. Mahat was the child of Amasai.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Toah was the son of Zuph.
    Zuph was the son of Elkanah.
    Elkanah was the son of Mahath.
    Mahath was the son of Amasai.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 6:34 - 6:35

Zuph (verse 35) is the corrected reading in the margin of the Masoretic Text. The text of the Masoretic Text has the name “Ziph.” Zuph follows several Hebrew manuscripts and the ancient versions. In verse 26 he is called “Zophai,” and in the Masoretic Text of 1 Sam 1.1, he is called “Zuph.”

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 .