family / clan / house

The Hebrew terms that are translated as “family” or “clan” or “house” or similar in English are all translated in Kwere as ng’holo or “clan.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

In the English translation by Goldingay (2018) it is translated as “kin-group.”

See also tribe.

complete verse (Exodus 6:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the men of Korah are: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans that came from the house of Korah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were clans of Korahite.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The male-children of Kora they were Asir, Elkana, and Abiasaf. They and their descendants were the families who came-from Kora.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Kora’s male children’s names were as follows: Asir and Elkana and Abiasap. These people were leading in the families [descended] from Kora.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And male children of Korah, be Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These people be family of people of Korah.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korah people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Exod 6:24

Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph were the immediate male offspring of Korah, listed in the order of their ages, as in the listing of verse 16. These refers to the names of the three families, or “divisions,” of the descendants of Korah. But it may also be understood as referring to the three sons as the “ancestors” of the three families. The Korahites were understood as “the clan of Korah.”

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .