complete verse (Exodus 6:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the men who come from the house of Kohath are Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath died when he was one hundred and thirty three (133) years old.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The male children of Kohat they were-namely Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uziel. Kohat lived 133 years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Koat’s male children’s names were as follows: Amram and Isar and Ebron and Usiel. And Koat was living for a duration of one hundred thirty-three (133) years, and when it was done then he died.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And male children of Kohath, be Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. When he died, Kohath had years which be 133 (one-hundred-thirty-three).” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath was 133 years old when he died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Exod 6:18

The sons of Kohath were the immediate male offspring of Kohath, the second son of Levi. Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel are listed according to their age, Amram being the eldest. The years of the life of Kohath being a hundred and thirty-three years simply means that “Kohath lived 133 years.” (See the comment at verse 16.) It is possible to restructure this verse: “Kohath lived for one hundred and thirty-three years. His sons were….”

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .