Verse 16
Joshua 17:16
World English Bible, British Edition
16
The children of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough
for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are
in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the valley of Jezreel.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף לֹֽא יִמָּ֥צֵא לָ֖/נוּ הָ/הָ֑ר וְ/רֶ֣כֶב בַּרְזֶ֗ל בְּ/כָל הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֣ב בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ הָ/עֵ֔מֶק לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּ/בֵית שְׁאָן֙ וּ/בְנוֹתֶ֔י/הָ וְ/לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/עֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל
English Translation
And the sons of Joseph said, "We will not find for us the mountain and iron chariots in all the Canaanite that dwells in the land of the valley, which is in Beth Shan and her daughters and in the valley of Jezreel."
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Chapter 17 Context
1
This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of
Joseph. As for Machir the fi...
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2
So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their
families: for the children o...
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3
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, had no...
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4
They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to
the princes, saying, “The LORD...
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5
Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan,
which is beyond the Jordan...
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6
because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance amongst his sons.
The land of Gilead belonged t...
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7
The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before
Shechem. The border went along...
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8
The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of
Manasseh belonged to the chil...
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9
The border went down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook. These
cities belonged to Ephraim...
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10
Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the
sea was his border. They reache...
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11
Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its
towns, and Ibleam and its towns,...
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12
Yet the children of Manasseh couldn’t drive out the inhabitants of
those cities; but the Canaanites...
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13
When the children of Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites
to forced labour, and didn’t u...
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14
The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given
me just one lot and one part for...
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15
Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to
the forest, and clear land for yourself...
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16
The children of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough
for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in...
17
Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, that is, to Ephraim and
to Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerou...
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18
but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall
cut it down, and it’s farthe...
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