Verse 15

Joshua 17:15

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15 And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ אִם עַם רַ֤ב אַתָּה֙ עֲלֵ֣ה לְ/ךָ֣ הַ/יַּ֔עְרָ/ה וּ/בֵרֵאתָ֤ לְ/ךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ הַ/פְּרִזִּ֖י וְ/הָֽ/רְפָאִ֑ים כִּֽי אָ֥ץ לְ/ךָ֖ הַר אֶפְרָֽיִם

English Translation

And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”

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Chapter 17 Context

1 And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir th... Focus ↗

2 So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the childre... Focus ↗

3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no... Focus ↗

4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princ... Focus ↗

5 And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jor... Focus ↗

6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged... Focus ↗

7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border we... Focus ↗

8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the chil... Focus ↗

9 And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to E... Focus ↗

10 southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they re... Focus ↗

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and th... Focus ↗

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites... Focus ↗

13 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to... Focus ↗

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one par... Focus ↗

15 And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for th...

16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that... Focus ↗

17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great... Focus ↗

18 but the hill country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goin... Focus ↗

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Book: Joshua
Chapter: Chapter 17 (18 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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