complete verse (1 Chronicles 7:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 7:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Beker had nine sons and those were: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The children of Beker were Zemira, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremot, Abia, Anatot, and Alemet. They were all the children of Beker.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 7:8

The sons of Becher …: Becher was one of Benjamin’s sons (verse 6). Nine sons of Becher are listed, and Good News Translation adds the number “nine” for the sake of clarity.

The name Eli-o-enai is hyphenated in Revised Standard Version (also Living Bible [Living Bible]), perhaps in an attempt to show the constituent elements more clearly. This Hebrew name is used of six different people in the Old Testament and apparently means “my eyes toward Yahweh.” However, the practice of highlighting the different elements by the use of hyphens is unnecessary since this is not done for other names that are equally meaningful in Hebrew.

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 7:8 - 9

7:8-9

7:8a The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri,

Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eiezer, Elionai, Omri,
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Beker was the father of Zemirah and Joash and Eiezer and Elionai and Omri

7:8b Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.

Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. (New Living Translation (2004))
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and Jeremoth and Abijah and Anathoth and Alemeth. Beker was the father of all ⌊nine⌋ of them.

7:9 Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.

⌊Beker⌋ had 20,200 descendants in his family line who were leaders in their families and strong/virtuous warriors. It was written in their ancestral records.
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There were twenty thousand and two hundred (20,200) of them listed/enrolled in the books of their ancestors. They were chiefs of their clans and brave soldiers.

7:8-9 (combined)

The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eiezer, Elionai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these sons of Beker were listed as heads of families in the scroll/document of their genealogy. Beker had 20,200 descendants who were mighty men of strength.

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