village

The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “village” or “town” in English is translated in Noongar as karlamaya or “fire (used for “home“) + houses” (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang).

In Elhomwe it is typically translated as “place.” “Here in Malawi, villages very small, so changed to ‘places,’ since not sure whether biblical reference just to small villages or also to bigger towns. (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

complete verse (Joshua 15:57)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 15:57:

  • Kupsabiny: “Kain, Gibeah and Timnah. they became ten towns together with their villages.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah.
    All these ten cities and their surrounding villages.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Kain, Gibea, and Timnah — 10 towns/cities, including the villages around them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. There were ten towns altogether with their surrounding villages.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Joshua 15:55 - 15:57

EIGHTH DISTRICT: cities also in the highlands, southeast of Hebron.

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 .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Joshua 15:57

15:57a

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah:

15:57b

ten cities, along with their villages: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

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

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