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OEB No OEB JOS 17:15 verse available
WEBBE Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Joshua replied to them, “Since you have so many people, go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”
LSV And Joshua says to them, “If you [are] a numerous people, go up to the forest for yourself, then you have created [a place] for yourself there in the land of the Perizzite and of the Rephaim, when Mount Ephraim has been narrow for you.”
FBV Joshua told them, “If there's so many of you, if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, then go and clear ground for yourselves from the forest in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
T4T Joshua replied to them, “I agree that you do not have enough land in the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim. So, since you have a lot of people, I will allot more land to you, in the hilly region. But you will have to cut down the trees in the forest and make a place for yourselves in the land where the Periz and Repha people-groups live.”
LEB 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 is too narrow for you.”
BBE Then Joshua said to them, If you are such a great people, go up into the woodlands, clearing a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, if the hill-country of Ephraim is not wide enough for you.
Moff Joshua replied, “Tf you are a great clan, go up to the Forest and clear land for yourselves there, among the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the highlands of Ephraim are too small for you.”
JPS 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.'
ASV 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.
DRA And Josue said to them: If thou be a great people, go up into the woodland, and cut down room for thyself in the land of the Pherezite and the Raphaims: because the possession of mount Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
YLT And Joshua saith unto them, 'If thou [art] a numerous people, go up for thee to the forest, then thou hast prepared for thee there, in the land of the Perizzite, and of the Rephaim, when mount Ephraim hath been narrow for thee.'
Drby And Joshua said unto them, If thou art a great people, then get thee up to the wood, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
RV 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.
Wbstr And Joshua answered them, If thou art a great people, then go up to the wood, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(And Joshua answered them, If thou/you be a great people, then get thee/you up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself/yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee/you. )
KJB-1611 [fn]And Ioshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee vp to the wood countrey, and cut downe for thy selfe there in the land of the Perizzites, and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))
Bshps And Iosuah auswered them: If thou be much people, then get thee vp to the wood countrey and prepare for thy selfe there in the lande of the Pherezites and of the Giauntes, yf mount Ephraim be to narowe for thee.
(And Yoshua auswered them: If thou/you be much people, then get thee/you up to the wood country and prepare for thyself/yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Giauntes, if mount Ephraim be to narowe for thee/you.)
Gnva Ioshua then answered them, If thou be much people, get thee vp to the wood, and cut trees for thy selfe there in the lande of the Perizzites, and of the gyants, if mount Ephraim be too narowe for thee.
(Yoshua then answered them, If thou/you be much people, get thee/you up to the wood, and cut trees for thyself/yourself there in the land of the Perizzites, and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narowe for thee/you. )
Cvdl Then sayde Iosua vnto them: For so moch as thou art a greate people, go vp therfore into ye wodd, and make thy selfe rowme there in the londe of the Pheresites and Raphaim, seynge mout Ephraim is to narowe for the.
(Then said Yoshua unto them: For so much as thou/you art a great people, go up therefore into ye/you_all wodd, and make thyself/yourself room there in the land of the Perizzites and Raphaim, seeing mout Ephraim is to narowe for them.)
Wycl To whiche Josue seide, If thou art myche puple, stie thou into the wode, and kitte doun to thee spaces in the lond of Feresei, and of Raphaym, for the possessioun of the hil of Effraym is streiyt to thee.
(To which Yosue said, If thou/you art much people, stie thou/you into the wode, and kitte down to thee/you spaces in the land of Feresei, and of Raphaym, for the possession of the hill of Ephraim is streiyt to thee/you.)
Luth Da sprach Josua zu ihnen: Weil du ein groß Volk bist; so gehe hinauf in den Wald und haue um daselbst im Lande der Pheresiter und Riesen, weil dir das Gebirge Ephraim zu enge ist.
(So spoke Yosua to to_them: Weil you a large people bist; so go up in the Wald and haue around/by/for there in_the land the/of_the Pheresiter and Riesen, because you/to_you the mountains Ephraim to enge is.)
ClVg Ad quos Josue ait: Si populus multus es, ascende in silvam, et succide tibi spatia in terra Pherezæi et Raphaim: quia angusta est tibi possessio montis Ephraim.
(Ad which Yosue he_said: When/But_if populus multus es, ascende in silvam, and succide to_you spatia in earth/land Pherezæi and Raphaim: because angusta it_is to_you possessio montis Ephraim. )
