OET interlinear YEHO (JOS) 18:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יַעֲמֹ֤ד עַל־גְּבוּל⁠וֹ֙ & יַעַמְד֥וּ עַל־גְּבוּלָ֖⁠ם

remain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_will_divide_among_themselves DOM=her/it (into),seven portions Yehuda remain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in territory_of,its from_[the],south and,the_house_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) maintain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in territory_of,their from_[the],north )

Joshua is using the term border by association in both instances to mean “territory.” The word stand has the sense of “remain.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [will remain in its territory … will remain in their territory] or [will retain all of its territory … will retain all of their territory]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠נֶּ֔גֶב & מִ⁠צָּפֽוֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_will_divide_among_themselves DOM=her/it (into),seven portions Yehuda remain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in territory_of,its from_[the],south and,the_house_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) maintain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in territory_of,their from_[the],north )

As the Introduction to Joshua discusses, here and throughout this chapter the author describes the location of one place relative to another from his own perspective and in the way that is characteristic of his culture. In your translation, express these relative locations in the way that your culture would describe them. Alternate translation: [in the south … in the north] or [in the southern part of the land of Canaan … in the northern part of the land of Canaan]