The Hebrew and Greek that is transliterated as “Naphtali” in English is translated in Spanish Sign Language with the sign for “deer,” referring to Genesis 49:21. (Source: Steve Parkhurst)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 7:13:
Kupsabiny: “Naphtali had four sons, those were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum. All those people were descendants of the wife of Jacob who was called Bilhah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. These were the descendants of Bilhah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The male children of Naftali with Bilha were Jaziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shilem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
⌊Dan and Naphtali were⌋ the sons of ⌊Jacob and⌋ Bilhah. Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. -or-
Naphtali was the father of Jahziel and Guni and Jezer and Shallum. Bilhah was their grandmother.
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