The Tribes of Joseph Object

14 The descendants[fn] of Joseph spoke with Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us[fn] one allotment and one shareas an inheritance? We are many people, which Yahweh has blessed.” 15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are many people, go up to the forest and clear a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites[fn] and Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim istoo narrow for you.” 16 And the descendants[fn] of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all of the Canaanites[fn] living in the land of the valleyhave chariots[fn] of iron, those in Beth-shean and its villages, and those in the Jezreel Valley.” 17 And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are many people and have great power; you will not have one allotment only; 18 the hill country will be yours. Even though it is a forest, you will clear it, and it will be yours to its farthest borders. You will drive out the Canaanites,[fn] even though they have iron chariots andare strong.”