Joshua 17:16

“And the sons of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and there are iron chariots among all the Canaanite who live in the land of the valley, both those in Beth-shean and its towns and those in the Valley of Jezreel.””

Joshua 17:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 17:16, word by word

And the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

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saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“The hill countryהָרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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enoughיִמָּצֵאyimatse

be present

To be present in a place, or to be enough.

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ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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who liveיֹּשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the valleyעֵמֶקemek

valley

Valley, broad low plain.

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in Beth-sheanבֵיתvet

Beth-shean

Beth-shean: a strong city where the valley of Jezreel goes down to the Jordan.

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and its townsבְנוֹתֶיvenote

village

Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.

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of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

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Jezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

15And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear ground for yourself there in the land of the Perizzite and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”

16 · This verse (above)

17And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerous people, and you have great strength; you shall not have only one lot,

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