complete verse (Judges 10:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 10:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, Jair died and was buried in Kamon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Jair died, he was-buried in Kamon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Judges 10:5

And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon: This is the standard formula for describing the end of a judge’s life (see verse 9.2). The town of Kamon may be the site known as Qamm in the northern part of present-day Jordan. This town is just south of the area where the settlements of Jair are believed to have been.

Quoted with permission from Zogbo, Lynell and Ogden, Graham S. A Handbook on Judges. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 10:5

10:5 When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.

Jair died and he was buried in Kamon.
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When Jair died they buried him in the ⌊town of⌋ Kamon.

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