complete verse (1 Chronicles 9:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Jeuel led the people from the house of Zerah who returned. The homes of all those people of the clan of Judah amounted to six hundreds and ninety.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “These were the Zerahites who lived in Jerusalem — Jeuel and his 690 relatives.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “From the Zeranon: the family of Jeuel.
    They were 690 in all from the tribe of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 9:6

Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, six hundred and ninety: Zerah was also a son of Judah, which Good News Translation makes explicit (see 1 Chr 2.4; Gen 46.12). Once again Good News Translation adds “their leader.” In this case it is the overall context that probably leads to this translation. The number six hundred and ninety probably refers to the total number of people from the tribe of Judah who lived in Jerusalem (so Contemporary English Version), not the total number of families (so Good News Translation).

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 9:6

9:6a From the Zerahites: Jeuel

⌊Jeuel lived in Jerusalem city⌋ . Jeuel was a descendant of ⌊Judah’s son⌋ Zerah.
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⌊Zerah’s father was Judah too.⌋ From the clan of Zerah, his descendant Jeuel ⌊returned to Jerusalem city⌋ .
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Jeuel ⌊settled in Jerusalem along with his kinsmen/relatives.⌋ His ancestor was Zerah ⌊son of Judah⌋ .

9:6b and 690 relatives

The total number of people from ⌊the tribe/clan of⌋ Judah ⌊who lived in Jerusalem city after their captivity⌋ was six hundred and ninety ⌊people⌋ .
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⌊So⌋ the descendants of Judah had six hundred and ninety people (690) ⌊who returned to Jerusalem city⌋ .

9:4–6 (reordered):

There were 690 people from the Judah tribe who settled in Jerusalem. They were all descendants of Judah’s three sons: Perez, Shelah, and Zerah. Their leaders were Uthai, Asaiah, and Jeuel. Uthai was the son of Ammihud and a descendant of Omri, Imri, Bani, and Perez. Asaiah was a descendant of Shelah; Jeuel was a descendant of Zerah. (Contemporary English Version)

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