complete verse (1 Chronicles 2:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 2:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “Hur produced Uri who came to produce Bezalel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father Bezalel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 2:20

Hur was the father of Uri: Like his father Hur, Uri is also mentioned in the book of Exodus (31.2; 35.30; 38.22).

And Uri was the father of Bezalel: Bezalel was the skilled worker who made the sacred Tent and its contents in the wilderness (Exo 31.1-11). The Tent was the model for much of the Temple worship.

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 2:20

2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

Hur became the father of Uri. Uri ⌊was⌋ the father of Bezalel.
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Hur had a son named Uri, and Uri had a son named Bezalel.

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