Verse 18
Joshua 17:18
GOD'S WORD Translation
18
but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it’s farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י הַ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה לָּ/ךְ֙ כִּֽי יַ֣עַר ה֔וּא וּ/בֵ֣רֵאת֔/וֹ וְ/הָיָ֥ה לְ/ךָ֖ תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑י/ו כִּֽי תוֹרִ֣ישׁ אֶת הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֗י כִּ֣י רֶ֤כֶב בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔/וֹ כִּ֥י חָזָ֖ק הֽוּא
English Translation
For there will be a mountain to you, for it is a forest, and He created it, and it will be to you your going out, for you will drive out the Canaanite, for he has iron chariots, for he is strong.
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but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it’s farthe...