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Joshua 17:14-18
14Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.RuH1696toאֶת־'et-H854Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑רye.ho.Shu.a' le.MorH3091H559, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you givenנָתַ֨תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414us onlyאֶחָד֙ וְחֶ֣בֶל'e.Chad ve.Che.velH259H2256oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259portionגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486as an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159?Weוַֽאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589have manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,becauseעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has blessed us abundantlyעַד־ כֹּ֖ה בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי'ad- koh be.re.Kha.niH5704H3541H1288.”
15Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have so manyרַ֤בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the hill countryהַר־har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669is too smallאָ֥ץ'atzH213for you,goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927tothe forestהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293and clearוּבֵרֵאתָ֤u.ve.re.TaH1254for yourselfan areaשָׁ֔םShamH8033in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522and the Rephaimוְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםve.ha.re.fa.'ImH7497.”
16“The hill countryהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808enoughיִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672for us,” theyבְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ףbe.Nei yo.SefH1121H3130repliedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “and allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who liveהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010לַֽאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834בְּבֵית־be.veit-H1052בְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776have ironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270chariotsוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393,both in Beth-sheanשְׁאָן֙she.'AnH1052with its townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834and in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.”
17So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130—to Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רve.lim.na.Sheh le.MorH4519H559—“You have manyרַ֣ב אַתָּ֗הrav 'a.TahH7227H859peopleעַם־'am-H5971and greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419strengthוְכֹ֤חַve.Kho.achH3581.You shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961just oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259allotmentגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486,
18becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the hill countryהַ֤רharH2022will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961yours as wellכִּֽי־ki-H3588.Itה֔וּאHu'H1931is a forestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293;clear itוּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹu.Ve.re.ToH1254,and its farthest limitsתֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444will beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961yoursכִּֽי־ki-H3588.Althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588the Canaaniteshave ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393and althoughכִּ֥יkiH3588they are strongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389,you canהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931drive them outתוֹרִ֣ישׁto.RishH3423אֶת־'et-H853הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.”
Commentaries on Joshua 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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