SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 2023 – Page 58

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 15:29

15:29

Baalah, Iim, Ezem:

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 15:61

Paragraph: 15:61-62

This paragraph is a list of towns in the wilderness that were given to the tribe of Judah.

15:61

These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah: The phrase the wilderness refers to the area near the Dead Sea, on its west side. This was a desert area.

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

The towns in the wilderness were Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
-or-
The people of Judah also received towns in the wilderness ⌊near the Dead Sea⌋ . These were Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 18:2

18:2

there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance: The clause who had not yet received their inheritance indicates that Joshua and Eleazar the priest had not yet divided land for the seven clans who remained.

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

There were still seven clans of Israelite people to whom Joshua had not assigned a share of land ⌊as their inheritance⌋
-or-
Seven of the Israelite clans had not yet received their part of the land

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 19:6

19:6

Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

the town of Beth-lebaoth and the town of Sharuhen. In all there were thirteen towns and the villages that surrounded them.
-or-
and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen. The number of all these towns was thirteen, and there were villages that were near them.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 19:38

19:38a

Iron: This town was in upper Galilee. It was on the modern border between Lebanon and Israel.

Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath: The location of these three towns is not known.

and Beth-shemesh: This town is not the same as the town mentioned on Judah’s northern border in 15:10. This town and the others listed above were most likely in Upper Galilee.

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

They also had Iron town, Migdal-el town, Horem town, Beth-anath town, and Beth-shemesh town
-or-
and Iron and Migdal-el and Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh

19:38b

There were nineteen cities, along with their villages: The total number of towns listed in verses 35–38 is sixteen towns. The names of the three other towns that are counted here are not known.

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

In all there was a total of nineteen towns with the villages that surrounded them
-or-
There were nineteen towns with their nearby villages

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 21:10

21:10a

to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites: The Hebrew text begins a new sentence here.

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

These towns belonged to the descendants of Aaron, who were one of the families of the Kohath people, from the clan of Levi.
-or-
These towns were given to the descendants of Aaron, who belonged to the Kohath family in the clan of Levi.

21:10b

because the first lot fell to them: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

because the first lot pointed to them
-or-
because they received the first lot

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 21:42

21:42

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands: This information has been stated in verse 21:41. It is repeated here to emphasize that the Levites received pasture lands for their use.

this was true for all the cities: The clause this was true for all the cities further emphasizes that each town had pasturelands around it for the Levites to use.

If it is not natural in your language to repeat this information it may be possible to combine verse 41 and 42. For example:

From the land that the people of Israel possessed, a total of forty-eight cities, with the pasture lands around them, was given to the Levites (Good News Translation)

Here are some other ways to translate this verse:

Each one of these towns had its own grasslands around it.
-or-
All of these towns had grazing lands surrounding them. They were the same in this way.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 22:29

22:29a

Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD: The Hebrew phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Far be it from us is an emphatic statement. It is a firm rejection of the idea that follows it. It indicates that the eastern clans will certainly never rebel against Yahweh. They will certainly not disobey him by offering sacrifices on another altar. If there is an idiomatic way to make an emphatic negative statement in your language, you may want to use it here.

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

We will certainly never rebel against Yahweh
-or-
May it never happen that we rebel against Yahweh

22:29b

and turn away from Him today: The clause turn away from Him was used in verses 16c and 18a. Translate it the same way as you did in those verses. For example:

or stop being faithful to Yahweh today
-or-
we will not turn back from following Yahweh today

22:29c

by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices: This part of the verse is like verses 23a and 23b. The term burnt offerings and the term grain offerings were used in verse 23b. The term sacrifices was used in verses 26 and 28c.

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

and build an altar to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, or ⌊other⌋ sacrifices on it,
-or-
We will not build an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or ⌊other⌋ sacrifices

22:29d

other than the altar of the LORD our God: The phrase other than the altar of the LORD our God occurred in verse 19e. See how you translated it there.

which stands before His tabernacle: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as tabernacle refers to the holy tent that was in Shiloh. This word occurred in 22:19b.

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

besides the altar of Yahweh our God that is in front of his holy tent ⌊in Shiloh⌋
-or-
We will only use the altar of Yahweh our God. It is before the tent of meeting ⌊in Shiloh⌋ .

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