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People tagged in the matching LV passage: Simeon (GEN 29:33)
Places tagged in the matching LV passage: Ramah (JOS 18:25)
OET-LV And_all the_villages which were_around_of the_cities the_these to Baˊₐlāth Bəʼēr Rāmāh Negeⱱ this was_the_inheritance_of the_tribe_of the_descendants_of Shimˊōn to_their_clans.
OET (OET-RV) and all the further villages around those cities as far as Ba’alat-Be’er (also called Ramah of the Negev). That was Shim’on’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans.
and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer
They received all the villages that were near these towns, as far to the south as the town of Baalath-beer.
Simeon’s land also included all the other towns and villages as far south as Baalath-beer, (CEV)
and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer: Baalath-beer was a town in the southern part of Judah’s territory.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
They also received all the villages that were near these towns, as far to the south as the town of Baalath-beer
Simeon’s land also included all the other towns and villages as far south as Baalath-Beer (CEV)
(Ramah of the Negev).
This town also had the name Ramah of the Negeb.
which is also called Ramah of the South. (CEV)
Ramah of the Negev: The phrase Ramah of the Negev is another name for the town of Baalath-beer. The term Negev means “south” in Hebrew.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
This town also had the name Ramah of the South
which is also called Ramah of the South (CEV)
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
This was the land that the families of the clan of Simeon received as their inheritance.
That describes the land that the Simeon clan received as its permanent possession. Each family received some land.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon: This is similar to verse 18:20b.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
This was the land which the family groups of the clan of Simeon received as their inheritance
That described the land that the Simeon clan received as its permanent possession. Each family received some land.
Note 1 topic: writing-background
בַּֽעֲלַ֥ת בְּאֵ֖ר רָ֣אמַת נֶ֑גֶב
(Some words not found in UHB: and=all the,villages which/who around_of the,cities the=these until Baˊₐlāth- -beer Rāmāh_of the_Negeb this(f) inheritance_of tribe_of sons_of Shimon to=their=clans )
The author is providing background information to help readers understand that the city known as Baalath Beer is the one they know as Ramah of the Negev. In your translation, present this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.
OET-LV And_all the_villages which were_around_of the_cities the_these to Baˊₐlāth Bəʼēr Rāmāh Negeⱱ this was_the_inheritance_of the_tribe_of the_descendants_of Shimˊōn to_their_clans.
OET (OET-RV) and all the further villages around those cities as far as Ba’alat-Be’er (also called Ramah of the Negev). That was Shim’on’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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