complete verse (1 Chronicles 11:43)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 11:43:

  • Kupsabiny: “Hanan son of Maakah, Joshaphat who came from Mithna,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnaite,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Hanan the child of Maaca,
    Josapat of/from-Mitan,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Hanan the son of Maacah;
    Joshaphat from Mithna town/clan;” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:43

Mithnite: No such place or family is known elsewhere in the Bible. Good News Translation translates this as referring to a place called “Mithan.” But it could refer to a family or clan called the “Mithnites.”

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 11:43

11:43a Hanan son of Maacah,

Maacah’s son Hanan. (EEB)
-or-
Hanan ⌊was one of David’s mighty warriors. His⌋ father was Maacah.

11:43b Joshaphat the Mithnite,

Joshaphat, from ⌊a place called⌋ Mithna.
-or-
Joshaphat ⌊was one of David’s mighty warriors. He⌋ belonged to the ⌊people called⌋ Mithnites.

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