Nahshon

The name that is transliterated as “Nahshon” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with the sign that combines “quantity,” “counting,” and “3.” (Judah is the third listed tribe and Nahshon is responsible for its census — see Numbers 1:7). (Source: Missão Kophós )


“Nahshon” in Libras (source )

More information under Nahshon .

For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians .

son of

The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “son of” in English is translated in all Icelandic Bible versions of the Icelandic Bible Society (latest edition 2007) in parallel with the Icelandic naming system . This means that for instance in Matthew 16:17 the name that is transliterated and translated in English as “Simon son of Jonah” becomes “Simon Jónasson” or in Isaiah 8:2 “Zechariah son of Jeberechiah” becomes “Sakaría Jeberekíason” where in both cases the “-son” means “son of.”

In cases where “son of” does not refer to a literal father or perhaps stepfather but to lineage, however, this system is not used. So in Matthew 1:1 “Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham” is translated as “Jesú Krists, sonar Davíðs, sonar Abrahams.”

The referenced verses all have at least one instance where the Icelandic patronymic or matronymic naming system is used. (Source: Halldór Elías Guðmundsson)

See also daughter of.

complete verse (1 Chronicles 2:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 2:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Nahshon produced Salma, and Salma came to produce Boaz.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Nashon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 2:11

Nahshon was the father of Salma: Salma was twenty-ninth in the generations from Adam to David. The spelling of this name varies in its different occurrences in the Bible. In the book of Ruth it is spelled “Salmah” in 4.20God’s Word and “Salmon” in the very next verse. In the genealogy of Matthew it is spelled “Salmon” (Matt 1.4-5). In order to avoid confusion, it may be wise to harmonize the spelling of the name, adopting the form found in Ruth 4.21 and Matthew.

Salma of Boaz: According to Matt 1.5, Salmon married Rahab and their child was Boaz. The name of Boaz is very familiar to most Bible readers from the story in the book of Ruth. Boaz married Ruth, a woman from Moab. Ruth’s first husband had died and yet she remained loyal to her Israelite mother-in-law, Naomi, and accompanied her back to Israel, becoming a part of the history of the people of God.

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 2:11

2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.

Nahshon’s son was Salmon, and Salmon’s son was Boaz.
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Nashon had a son ⌊named⌋ Salmon. Salmon had a son ⌊named⌋ Boaz.

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