15:36a

Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim): There are two ways to interpret the names Gederah and Gederothaim.

(1) These names refer to two different places. For example:

Gederah and Gederothaim (God’s Word)

(God’s Word, English Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, Revised Standard Version, New American Bible, Revised Edition, Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, Good News Translation, New Living Translation (2004), Contemporary English Version, King James Version)

(2) These names refer to one place that has two different names. For example, the New International Version says:

Gederah (or Gederothaim)

(Berean Standard Bible, New International Version, NET Bible, New Century Version)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This agrees with the Hebrew text and is followed by most English versions.

15:36b

fourteen cities, along with their villages: The list of town names in verses 15:33-36 adds up to fifteen towns. It is not clear why the author says fourteen. It is possible that one of the towns was a small settlement that did not have villages attached to it. It is recommended that you translate this as fourteen.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

In all there were fourteen towns together with the villages that surrounded them
-or-
The number of towns was fourteen, and there were villages that were near them

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