SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 21:38

21:38a

And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead: The town of Ramoth in Gilead was mentioned in chapter 20:8. It was north of the town of Amman in what is now the country of Jordan.

a city of refuge for the manslayer: This Hebrew phrase was found in verses 21:13, 21:21, 21:27, and 21:32. You should translate it as you did in those verses:

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

From the clan of Gad they received the town of Ramoth in ⌊the region of⌋ Gilead, with its grasslands. It was a town where anyone who had killed someone by mistake could run and escape.
-or-
The clan of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead region and the grazing lands around it. It was a town of safety for anyone who had killed someone accidentally.

21:38b

Mahanaim: The town of Mahanaim was mentioned in 13:26. It was on the border of the lands that belonged to the clans of Gad and Manasseh.

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

the town of Mahanaim with its grazing lands
-or-
the town of Mahanaim and the grasslands around it

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