Verse 17
Joshua 17:17
World English Bible
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Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, that is, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerous people, and have great power. You shall not have one lot only;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ אֶל בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף לְ/אֶפְרַ֥יִם וְ/לִ/מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לֵ/אמֹ֑ר עַם רַ֣ב אַתָּ֗ה וְ/כֹ֤חַ גָּדוֹל֙ לָ֔/ךְ לֹֽא יִהְיֶ֥ה לְ/ךָ֖ גּוֹרָ֥ל אֶחָֽד
English Translation
And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, "You are a numerous people and have great strength; you shall not have just one lot."
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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, “Yahweh c...
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5
Ten parts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
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6
because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to...
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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 labor, and didn’t ut...
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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...
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17
Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, that is, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerou...
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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