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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 3:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 3:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Joiada the son of Paseah together with Meshullam the son of Besodeiah built the Old Gate. Big/Strong door frames were fixed for this gate and door shutters plus lock-beams were fixed on it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The ones-who-built the Old Gate were Joyada the child of Pasea and Mehsulam the child of Besodea. They put-up its beams, set-up the doors, and made bars.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah, repaired the Old Gate. They also put in their places the beams above the gate and put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate.” (Source: Translation for Translators)