complete verse (Ezra 10:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 10:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “And among the singers were Eliashib. And from the gatekeepers were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “From the singers — Eliashib
    From the temple guards — Shallum, Telem and Uri.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Of/from the musicians:
    Eliashib.
    Of/from the guards at the gates/entrances of the temple:
    Shalum, Telem, and Uri.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Ezra 10:24

Singers: See Ezra 2.41. Some versions add “Zaccur” as a second singer on the basis of 1 Esdras 9.24 even though this name is not in the Hebrew text here (so New Jerusalem Bible, Osty-Trinquet). Hebrew Old Testament Text Project supports only the name Eliashib as in MT with a C rating, and this is recommended for translators.

Gatekeepers: See Ezra 2.42.

Quoted with permission from Noss, Philip A. and Thomas, Kenneth J. A Handbook on Ezra. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2005. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 10:24

10:24a From the singers: Eliashib.

There was Eliashib from/among the singers.
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There was also Eliashib who was a singer.
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Eliashib was from the ⌊temple⌋ singers ⌊from the clan of Levi⌋.

10:24b From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

These are the doorkeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
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Some of the men were ⌊descendants of Levi⌋ who guarded the temple and its gates. They/there were Shallum and Telem and Uri.
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Shallum, Telem, and Uri were from ⌊the temple workers/servants from the clan of Levi⌋ who guarded the gates.

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