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Joshua 17:14-16
International Standard Version
Joshua 17:14-16
International Standard Version
Protests by the Tribe of Joseph
14 At that time, the descendants of Joseph asked Joshua, “Why did you give us[a] only one allotment and portion for an inheritance, since we’re numerous and the Lord has blessed us all along?”
15 So Joshua replied to them, “Since you’re so numerous, go up to the forest and clear ground there for yourselves in the territory where the Perizzites and Rephaim[b] are, because the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
16 The descendants of Joseph replied, “The hill country isn’t sufficient for us, but all the Canaanites who live on the plain have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shean and its villages as well as the inhabitants of the Jezreel Valley.”
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- Joshua 17:14 Lit. me
- Joshua 17:15 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33; Deut 9:2
Joshua 17:14-16
New International Version
Joshua 17:14-16
New International Version
14 The people of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people, and the Lord has blessed us abundantly.”(A)
15 “If you are so numerous,” Joshua answered, “and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest(B) and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites(C) and Rephaites.(D)”
16 The people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron,(E) both those in Beth Shan(F) and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel.”(G)
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