Joshua 17:15
“And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Joshua 17:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Josua sprach zu ihnen: Wenn du ein zahlreiches Volk bist, so ziehe in den Wald hinauf und haue dir daselbst aus in dem Lande der Perisiter und der Rephaim, wenn dir das Gebirge Ephraim zu enge ist.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Josué les respondió: Si eres pueblo tan grande, sube tú al monte, y corta para ti allí en la tierra del Pherezeo y de los gigantes, pues que el monte de Ephraim es angosto para ti.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Josué lhes respondeu: Se és povo tão grande, sobe tu ao monte, e corta para ti ali na terra do ferezeus e dos gigantes, pois que o monte de Efraim é estreito para ti.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Josué lhes disse: "Se sois um povo numeroso, subi vós mesmos à floresta e limpai um local para vós na terra dos perizeus e dos refains, já que as colinas de Efraim são pequenas demais para vós".
📖 Joshua 17:15 in Context
13Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
14And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
15And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
16And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
17And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
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