Verse 14
Joshua 17:14
Free Bible Version
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Joshua told them, “If there's so many of you, if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, then go and clear ground for yourselves from the forest in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יְדַבְּרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף אֶת יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵ/אמֹ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ נָתַ֨תָּה לִּ֜/י נַחֲלָ֗ה גּוֹרָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ וְ/חֶ֣בֶל אֶחָ֔ד וַֽ/אֲנִ֣י עַם רָ֔ב עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר עַד כֹּ֖ה בֵּֽרְכַ֥/נִי יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me a single portion and one lot, when I am a numerous people, until now the Lord has blessed me?"
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Chapter 17 Context
1
This was the allocation to the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph's firstborn son. Machir was Manasseh's firs...
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2
The allocation was for the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, to the families of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel,...
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3
But Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He only h...
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4
They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, and told them, “The Lord...
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5
Consequently Manasseh received ten shares of land beside the land of Gilead and Bashan on the other...
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6
because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an allocation along with the sons. (The land...
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7
The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh ran from Asher to Michmethath, near Shechem, then south to the...
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8
The land around Tappuah was allocated to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah, which was on the border...
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9
From there the boundary ran down to the valley of Kenah. South of the valley some of the towns belon...
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10
To the south the land belonged to Ephraim, and to the north, to Manasseh. The sea is the boundary. T...
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11
The following towns with their associated villages were allocated to Manasseh but lay within the lan...
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12
However, later on, when the Israelites grew strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor—...
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13
Then the descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked him, “Why have you given us only one allocat...
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14
Joshua told them, “If there's so many of you, if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, t...
15
The descendants of Joseph replied, “The hill country isn't big enough for us, but the Canaanites liv...
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16
Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, “Since you are so many...
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17
You will be allocated the hill country in addition. Though it is forest, you will clear it and own i...
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