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Joshua 17:16-18

16“The hill countryהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808enoughיִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672for us,” theyבְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ףbe.Nei yo.SefH1121 H3130repliedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.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.MorH4519 H559—“You have manyרַ֣ב אַתָּ֗הrav 'a.TahH7227 H859peopleעַם־'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.”

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