complete verse (1 Chronicles 27:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 27:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Sibbekai who was from the house of Zerah and came from Hushah who was in charge of the eighth part. That part worked in the eighth month” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the 8th month, Sibbecai the Hushahite of the lineage of Zerah was the 8th captain. There were 24,000 men in his group.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sibecai of/from-Husha a descendant of Zera was the commander of the soldiers for the eight month. There were 24,000 soldiers in his group.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah town.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:11

Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites (verse 11): See 1 Chr 11.29. For the Hushathite, Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente says “from the village of Hushah,” and Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje has “from the city of Hushah.” Hushah was a town in Judah, about 6 kilometers (3.5 miles) southwest of Bethlehem. Of the Zerahites may be translated “a descendant of Zerah” (New American Bible), “of the clan of Zerah” (Bible en français courant), or “of the family of Zerah” (Revised English Bible; similarly New Century Version) to show that Zerah was a person and not a place. According to Num 26.20 and Josh 7.17, the Zerahites were descendants of Judah. Good News Translation and Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje add that they were “a part of the tribe of Judah.”

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 27:11

27:11a The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the eighth division was Sibbecai. He served in the eighth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Sibbecai was from Hushah ⌊town⌋ . He was from the clan of Zerah.
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Sibbecai was responsible for the eighth troop during the eighth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Sibbecai was from the clan of Zerah. He came from Hushah ⌊town/village in Judah area⌋ .

27:11b There were 24,000 men in his division.

Sibbekai supervised twenty-four thousand fighting men.
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Sibbekai was the chief/leader of twenty-four thousand (24,000) soldiers.

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