NINTH DISTRICT: cities in the highlands, north of Hebron.

The Septuagint adds another district at the end of verse 50, as follows: “Tekoa, Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), Peor, Etam, Culon, Tatam, Shoresh, Cerem, Gallim, Bether, and Manach: eleven cities, along with the towns around them.” Hebrew Old Testament Text Project (“A” decision) believes that the Septuagint preserves the original text here, and recommends that this material be included, New English Bible, New American Bible, Bible de Jérusalem, and Jerusalem Bible include it. In light of the firm decision of Hebrew Old Testament Text Project (also Gray, Soggin, Smith) and the inclusion of this material by the translations cited, a translator will be justified in including it.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Newman, Barclay M. A Handbook on Joshua. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1983. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .