Joshua 17:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ When the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] grew strong, they forced the Canaanites to work for them, although they did not ·force them to leave the land [drive them out completely; Judg. 1:27–28].

¹⁴ The ·people from the tribes [sons/descendants] of Joseph said to Joshua, “You gave ·us [^Lme] only one ·area of land [^Lportion as an inheritance], but ·we are many [^LI am a great] people. Why did you give us only one part of all the land the Lord gave his people?”

¹⁵ And Joshua answered them, “If you have too many people, go up to the forest and ·make a place [clear out land] for yourselves to live there in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaites. The ·mountain [hill] country of Ephraim is too small for you.”