Joshua 17:15 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁵ And Yehoshua said to them, “If you are a great people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the Repha’ites, since the hill country of Ephrayim is too narrow for you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Joshua replied, If you are a great people, get up to the forest and clear ground for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the Ephraim hill country is too narrow for you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Then Joshua said, “Yes, you are a numerous people. So go up to the forest and clear ground for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaim, because the Ephraimite highland is too small for you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up into the forest, and cut out space for yourself in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the possession of mount Ephraim is too narrow for you."

Joshua 17:15 Cross References

Genesis 13:7

And there was strife between the herdsmen of Aḇ

Genesis 14:5

And in the fourteenth year Keḏ

Genesis 15:20

and the Ḥ

2 Samuel 18:6

So the people went out into the field to meet Yisra’ĕ

2 Samuel 5:18

And the Philistines came and spread themselves out in the Valley of Repha’im.

2 Samuel 5:22

And the Philistines again came up and were spread out in the Valley of Repha’im.

Ezra 9:1

And when these matters had been done, the leaders came to me, saying, “The people of Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 33:2

“And I shall send My Messenger before you, and I shall drive out the Kenaʽ

Luke 12:48

“But he who did not know, yet did what deserved flogging, shall be beaten with few. And everyone to whom much is given, from him much shall be demanded. And to whom much has been entrusted, from him much more shall be asked.

Joshua 17:14

And the children of Yosĕ

Joshua 17:16

Then the children of Yosĕ

Judges 17:1

And there was a man from the hill country of Ephrayim, whose name was Miḵ