complete verse (1 Chronicles 2:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 2:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And those of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
    The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The male children of Onam were Shamai and Jada. The male children of Shamai were Nadab and Abishur.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 2:28

Onam was a grandson of Hezron and was Jerahmeel’s son by his wife Atarah (verse 26). He is not the same person mentioned in 1 Chr 1.40 and Gen 36.23 (one of the sons of Shobal).

Instead of Jada, the Syriac has “Jojada”; and the Septuagint manuscripts also contain variant spellings, but modern versions ignore these variant spellings.

For this verse Contemporary English Version provides a slightly different model that may be helpful to translators in some languages: “Onam was the father of Shammai and Jada. Shammai was the father of Nadab and Abishur.”

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 2:28

2:28a The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Onam ⌊were⌋ Shammai and Jada.
-or-
Onam ⌊had two⌋ sons. ⌊They were⌋ Shammai and Jada.

2:28b The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

The sons of Shammai ⌊were⌋ Nadab and Abishur.
-or-
Shammai ⌊had⌋ two sons. They were Nadab and Abishur.

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