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16 And the sons of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the valley land have (A)chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth-shean and its towns and those who are in the valley of Jezreel.” 17 Then Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have one lot only, 18 but the hill country shall be yours. For though it is a forest, you shall [a]clear it, and to its [b]farthest borders it shall be yours; for you shall dispossess the Canaanites, even though they have (B)chariots of iron and even though they are strong.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:18 Lit cut it down
  2. Joshua 17:18 Lit goings out