Joshua 17:18

for, the hill country, shall be thine, in that, a forest, it is, therefore canst thou cut it down, and thine shall be the extensions thereof,—for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanites, though, chariots of iron, they have, and though, strong, they are.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

In Context

17And Joshua made answer unto the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying,—A numerous people, thou art, and, great vigour, thou hast, thou shalt not have one lot only;

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Cross References

Numbers 14:6But, Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of them who spied out the land, rent their clothes;

Deuteronomy 33:17His firstborn ox, be an honour to him. And the horns of a buffalo, be his horns, With them, let him thrust, peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth,—Yea, [with] these, the myriads of Ephraim, And, [with] those, the thousands of Manasseh.

Joshua 13:6all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon as far as Misrephoth-maim—all the Zidonians, I myself, will dispossess them from before the sons of Israel,—nevertheless, assign thou it by lot unto Israel, for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

Joshua 17:15And Joshua said unto them: If, a numerous people, thou art, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there, in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim,—seeing that, too narrow for thee, is the hill country of Ephraim.

Psalms 27:1Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread?

Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, Thou worm Jacob, Ye men of Israel,—I, have become thy helper, Declareth Yahweh, And thy redeemer The Holy One of Israel.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:15-18

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto? 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. 16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the… Read the whole commentary →

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