complete verse (Exodus 6:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “The men of Izhar are: Korah, Nepheg and Zicri.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The male children of Izhar they were-namely Kora, Nefeg, and Zicri.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Isar’s male children’s names were as follows: Kora and Nepek and Sikri.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And male children of Izhar, be Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Exod 6:21 - 6:22

The sons of means the immediate male offspring of Izhar (verse 21) and Uzziel (verse 22), the second and third sons of Kohath, respectively. As grandsons of Kohath and first cousins of Aaron and Moses, the six men probably lived at the same time. Korah is the man who later rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16); Misha-el and Elzaphan appear briefly in Lev 10.4; but the names of the others are not mentioned again.

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 .