complete verse (1 Chronicles 1:52)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 1:52:

  • Kupsabiny: “Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Oholibama, Ela, Pinon,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:52

Oholibamah was the second wife of Esau (Gen 36.2) and the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah (verse 35; Gen 36.5, 14, 18). Here in verse 52 Oholibamah may refer to a man by the same name. If the wife of Esau is in view, then she was considered to be one of the Edomite chiefs.

Elah may be a personal name or tribal designation. Some interpreters consider it to be a place name and equate it with the port city of Elath on the north coast of the Gulf of Aqaba.

It is not certain whether Pinon is a person’s name or a place name.

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 .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:52

1:52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

(New American Standard Bible: ) chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

⌊clan leader⌋ Oholibamah, ⌊clan leader⌋ Elah, ⌊clan leader⌋ Pinon.
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Oholibamah, Eliah, Pinon

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