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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 (Nehemiah 3:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 3:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then followed Jedaiah the son of Harumaph who built the side of the wall which was at the end of his house and Hattush son of Hashabneiah followed him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Next to him was Jedaya the child of Harumaf. He built the portion of the stone-wall close to his house. Next to him was Hatush the child of Hashabnea.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Next to him, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired part of the wall near his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired part of the wall.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Nehemiah 3:10

Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house: Jedaiah was assigned the section of wall nearest his house. Revised Standard Version says opposite his house but each language will use its own way of referring to the spatial relationship of the house to the wall. “In the face of his house,” “right beside his house” (compare Contemporary English Version), and “looked at his own house” are possible ways of expressing the meaning. His house must be translated to refer to “his own house” and not to refer to someone else’s house. Some languages use a special pronoun to make it clear that the possessive pronoun relates to Jedaiah himself and not to another person.

Harumaph was a nickname meaning “cleft nose.”

The name Hattush occurs three other places in Ezra and Nehemiah. He was a descendant of David in Ezra 8.2; one who set his seal on the covenant in Neh 10.4; and a priest who returned with Zerubbabel in Neh 12.2.

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