The translator should notice the places where Good News Translation differs from the literal Hebrew (as represented by Revised Standard Version): “North of Beth-Arabah” (Revised Standard Version) is in Good News Translation north of the ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley, which is interpreted as the same location given as the southern border of the tribe of Benjamin in 18.18 (see the text there); “the Arabah” in this context is the Jordan Valley.

The last part of verse 5 and the beginning of verse 6 may be translated:

• From here the border extended in a northerly direction 6 to Beth Hoglah, and it proceeded north of the ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley. From there it went up to the Stone of Bohan, which was named after Bohan, a son of Reuben.

Nothing precisely is known about the Stone of Bohan; here Bohan is merely identified as a son of Reuben. It should be remembered that the territory of the tribe of Reuben was on the east side of the Jordan River.

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 .