complete verse (1 Chronicles 27:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 27:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Ira son of Ikkesh who came from Tekoa were in charge of the sixth part who worked in the sixth month.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the sixth month, Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa was the sixth captain. There were 24,000 men in his group.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Ira the child of Ikesh of/from-Tekoa was the commander of the soldiers for the sixth month. There were 24,000 soldiers in his group.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa town.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:9

Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite (verse 9): See 1 Chr 11.28. For the Tekoite, New Century Version, Biblia Dios Habla Hoy, and Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente say “from the town/village of Tekoa,” and Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje has “from the city of Tekoa.”

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 27:9

27:9a The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the sixth division was Ikkesh’s son Ira. He served in the sixth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Ikkesh was from Tekoa ⌊town/village⌋ .
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Ira was responsible for the sixth troop during the sixth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Ira’s father was Ikkesh who was from Tekoa ⌊town/village⌋ .

27:9b There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

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