complete verse (Job 20:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 20:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “The Zophar said,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Zofar who comes-from-Naamat replied,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Zophar replied,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Job 20:1

For suggestions on the name of Zophar the Naamathite, see 2.11. For answered see 4.1.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, Wiliam. A Handbook on Job. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1992. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .