Joshua 17:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are many people, go up to the forest and clear a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites[a] and Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.” 16 And the descendants[b] of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all of the Canaanites[c] living in the land of the valley have chariots[d] of iron, those in Beth-shean and its villages, and those in the Jezreel Valley.” 17 And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are many people and have great power; you will not have one allotment only;
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- Joshua 17:15 Hebrew “Perizzite”
- Joshua 17:16 Or “sons”
- Joshua 17:16 Hebrew “Canaanite”
- Joshua 17:16 Hebrew “chariot”
Joshua 17:15-17
New International Version
15 “If you are so numerous,” Joshua answered, “and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest(A) and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites(B) and Rephaites.(C)”
16 The people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron,(D) both those in Beth Shan(E) and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel.”(F)
17 But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment(G)
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