New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 17:14-18

14Then thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spokeוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.RuH1696to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you givenנָתַ֨תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me only oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486and oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259portionוְחֶ֣בֶלve.Che.velH2256for an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159,since I am a numerousרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541farH5704blessedבֵּֽרְכַ֥נִיbe.re.Kha.niH1288?”

15Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you are a numerousרַ֤בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927up to the forestהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293andclearוּבֵרֵאתָ֤u.ve.re.TaH1254a place for yourself thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522and of the Rephaimוְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםve.ha.re.fa.'ImH7497,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the hillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669is too narrowאָ֥ץ'atzH213for you.”

16The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “The hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022countryH2022is not enoughיִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672for us, and allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who liveהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776havechariotsוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270,both those whoלַֽאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834are in Beth-sheanH1052and its townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323and those whoוְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834are in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.”

17Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,to Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖הve.lim.na.ShehH4519,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “You are a numerousרַ֣בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971and have greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419powerוְכֹ֤חַve.Kho.achH3581;you shall not haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486only,

18but the hillהַ֤רharH2022countryH2022shall be yours. For though it is a forestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293, you shallclearוּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹu.Ve.re.ToH1254it, and to itsfarthestH8444bordersH8444it shall be yours; for you shalldriveתוֹרִ֣ישׁto.RishH3423out the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,evenH3588thoughH3588they havechariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270andthoughH3588they are strongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389.”

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