complete verse (1 Chronicles 27:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 27:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Abiezer who came from Anathoth in the highlands of Benjamin was in charge of the ninth part. That one worked in the ninth month.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the ninth month, Abiezer the Anathothite Benjaminite was the ninth captain. There were 24,000 men in his group.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Abiezer of/from-Anatot a descendant of Benjamin was the commander of the soldiers for the ninth month. There were 24,000 soldiers in his group.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth city in the tribe of Benjamin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:12

Abi-ezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite (verse 12): See 1 Chr 11.28. Of Anathoth is literally “the Anathothite.” Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje says “from the city of Anathoth.” Anathoth was a town about 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) northeast of Jerusalem. Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente does not translate of Anathoth, but there is no textual evidence for doing so. Perhaps this is an error in the Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente translation. A Benjaminite may be rendered “in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin” (Good News Translation, Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje).

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 27:12

27:12a The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the ninth division was Abiezer. He served in the ninth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Abiezer was from Anathoth ⌊town/village⌋ . He was from the tribe of Benjamin.
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Abiezer was responsible for the ninth troop during the ninth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Abiezer was from the clan of Benjamin. He came from Anathoth ⌊town/village in Judah area⌋ .

27:12b There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

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