Joshua 17:13-15
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
13 But when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.
The Tribe of Joseph Protests
14 And the tribe of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since hitherto the Lord has blessed me?” 15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and there clear ground for yourselves in the land of the Per′izzites and the Reph′aim, since the hill country of E′phraim is too narrow for you.”
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