son of

The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “son of” in English is translated in all Icelandic Bible versions of the Icelandic Bible Society (latest edition 2007) in parallel with the Icelandic naming system . This means that for instance in Matthew 16:17 the name that is transliterated and translated in English as “Simon son of Jonah” becomes “Simon Jónasson” or in Isaiah 8:2 “Zechariah son of Jeberechiah” becomes “Sakaría Jeberekíason” where in both cases the “-son” means “son of.”

In cases where “son of” does not refer to a literal father or perhaps stepfather but to lineage, however, this system is not used. So in Matthew 1:1 “Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham” is translated as “Jesú Krists, sonar Davíðs, sonar Abrahams.”

The referenced verses all have at least one instance where the Icelandic patronymic or matronymic naming system is used. (Source: Halldór Elías Guðmundsson)

See also daughter of

complete verse (Jeremiah 42:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 42:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, all the leaders of soldiers got up together with Johanan son of Kareah and Azariah son of Hoshaiah and all the people from the big ones to the small ones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Johanan the child of Karea, Jezaria the child of Hoshaya, and their fellow/companion officials of the soldiers came-near to Jeremias, as-well-as all the people from the least to the greatest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Johanan and Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia, and many other people, including those who were important and those who were not important, came” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 42:1

Commanders of the forces; that is, “army leaders” (Good News Translation) or “military leaders” (New Jerusalem Bible).

As the Revised Standard Version note indicates, Azariah is taken from the Septuagint; the Hebrew has “Jezaniah.” The decision to follow the Septuaguint is based upon the observation that in 43.2 “Azariah” is also found. However, Hebrew Old Testament Text Project prefers “Jezaniah,” on the assumption that a later scribe must have attempted to make 42.1 parallel with 43.2. Our recommendation is to follow the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project preference, although most versions have followed Revised Standard Version.

All the people from the least to the greatest: See 6.13.

Came near is better expressed as “came to [Jeremiah].”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .