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 15:60)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 15:60:

  • Kupsabiny: “Others of those towns were: Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah. They became two towns together with their villages.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Kiriath-baal (this is also called Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah.
    These two cities and their surrounding villages.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Kiriat Baal (which is Kiriat Jearim) and Raba — 2 towns/cities, including the villages around them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The tribe of Judah was also allotted two towns in the northern part of the hilly region, Rabbah and Kiriath-Baal (which is also named Kiriath-Jearim).” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Joshua 15:60

TENTH (ELEVENTH) DISTRICT: only two cities are listed. Kiriath Jearim is known (see 9.17), but Rabbah has not been definitely identified. The district seems to lie near the northern border of Judah, where it touches the border of Benjamin.

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 15:60

Paragraph: 15:60

This paragraph names two more towns that were given to the tribe of Judah.

15:60a

Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: This is a new list of towns. It may be helpful to make this clear.

Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

⌊There were also the towns of⌋ Kiriath-baal which is also known as Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah
-or-

⌊Also there were⌋ Kiriath-baal whose other name is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah

15:60b

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

The total of these was two towns, and there were villages that surrounded them.
-or-
The number of these towns was two, with the villages that were near them.

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