complete verse (1 Chronicles 26:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 26:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “This is how the guarding of the gates was divided among the people of the house of Korah and that of Merari.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This is the work of standing guard that was given to the descendants of Korah and Merari.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These were the groups of the guards at the gates of the temple who were the descendants of Kora and Merari.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates of the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 26:19

This verse is a summary of the section, so translators may begin a new paragraph here (so Contemporary English Version). The demonstrative pronoun These refers backward to the lists in the previous verses including the Korahites (verses 1-9) and the sons of Merari (verses 10-11). Bible en français courant translates “Such were the groups of gatekeepers, recruited in the clans of Korah and Merari.”

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 26:19

26:19a These were the divisions of the gatekeepers

All these groups of gatekeepers/doorkeepers ⌊guarded the gates/doors to the temple⌋ .
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These men stood on duty to guard the entrances/gates ⌊to the house of Yahweh⌋ .

26:19b who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

They were descendants of Korah and Merari, ⌊who were from the tribe of Levi⌋ .
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They were from the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.

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