Joshua

Joshua 17:15–16

¹⁵Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

¹⁶“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”

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Joshua 17:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
answered	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have so many	רַ֤ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the hill country	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraim	אֶפְרָֽיִם׃	’ep̄·rā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
is too small	אָ֥ץ	’āṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
for you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
go	עֲלֵ֣ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	לְךָ֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
the forest	הַיַּ֔עְרָה	hay·ya‘·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
and clear	וּבֵרֵאתָ֤	ū·ḇê·rê·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
for yourself	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
an area	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Perizzites	הַפְּרִזִּ֖י	hap·pə·riz·zî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6522 Perizzite
and the Rephaim	וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים	wə·hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H7497 giant

Joshua 17:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The hill country	הָהָ֑ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
enough	יִמָּ֥צֵא	yim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
for us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
replied	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
and all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
who live	הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב	hay·yō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the valley	הָעֵ֔מֶק	hā·‘ê·meq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6010 vale
have iron	בַּרְזֶ֗ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
chariots	וְרֶ֣כֶב	wə·re·ḵeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
both in Beth-shean	שְׁאָן֙	šə·’ān	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1052 Beth-Shean, Beth-Shan
with its towns	וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
and in the Valley	בְּעֵ֥מֶק	bə·‘ê·meq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6010 vale
of Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃	yiz·rə·‘el	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel

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