complete verse (Joshua 17:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 17:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the clan of Manasse was added ten portions of land west of Jordan.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In that way besides the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan there were ten shares for Manasseh on the west side of the Jordan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This was the reason why the tribe of Manase was-able-to-received ten portions of land, aside from Gilead and Bashan in the east of Jordan,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So the tribe of Manasseh eventually had ten sections of land west of the Jordan River and two sections, Gilead and Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Joshua 17:5 - 17:6

The information ends (verse 6b) with the redundant note that the land of Gilead, on the east side of the Jordan was assigned to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

For the sake of avoiding unnecessary words, it is possible to place verses 5-6 together:

• Joshua assigned land to Manasseh’s male descendants and to his female descendants. That is why the tribe of Manasseh received ten shares of land on the west side of the Jordan River in addition to the territories of Gilead and Bashan on the east side.

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 .