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Joshua 17:12-18

12YetthechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519couldnotdriveouttheinhabitantsH3427ofthosecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892;buttheCanaanitesH3669woulddwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

13Anditcametopass,whenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961waxedstrongחָֽזְקוּ֙cha.ze.KuH2388,thattheyputH5414theCanaanitesH3669totaskwork,anddidnotutterlydrivethemout.

14AndthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069hast thougivenH5414mebutoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486andoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259partforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159, seeingIamagreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, forasmuchashithertoJehovahhathblessedH1288me?

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothem,IfthoubeagreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,gettheeuptotheforestהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293,andcutdownforthyselfthereinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofthePerizzitesandoftheRephaimH7497;sincethehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669istooH7227narrowforthee.

16AndthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidH559,Thehill-countryisnotenoughforus:andalltheCanaanitesH3669thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofthevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010havechariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270,boththeywhoareinBeth-sheanH1052anditstowns,andtheywhoareinthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

17AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spake untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,eventoEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669andtoManassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖הve.lim.na.ShehH4519,sayingH559, Thou artagreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419peopleעַם־'am-H5971,andhastgreatH1419powerH3581; thou shaltnothaveoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486only:

18butthehill-countryshallbeH1961thine;forthoughitisaforestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293, thou shalt cutitdown,andthegoingsoutthereofshallbeH1961thine;forthou shaltdriveouttheCanaanitesH3669,thoughtheyhavechariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,andthoughtheyarestrongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389.

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