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OEB Joshua replied, ‘If there are so many of you, go up to the Forest and clear land for yourselves there, among the Perizzites and the Rephaim, if the highlands of Ephraim are too small for you.’
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.”
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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.
(And Joshua said unto them, If thou/you be a great people, get thee/you up to the forest, and cut down for thyself/yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee/you. )
SLT And Joshua will say to them, If thou much people go up for thyself to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzite and of the Rephaims, if mount Ephraim was narrow to 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 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 [fn]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))
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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 narrow for thee/you. )
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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.
(To which Yosue he_said: When/But_if the_people multus you_are, ascende in/into/on the_forestm, and succide to_you spatia in/into/on earth/land Pherezæi and Raphaim: because angusta it_is to_you possessio montis Ephraim. )
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UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
אַתָּה֙ עֲלֵ֣ה לְךָ֣ & וּבֵרֵאתָ֤ לְךָ֙ & לְךָ֖
you(ms) leaf_of to/for=yourself(m) & and,clear to/for=yourself(m) & to/for=yourself(m)
Joshua is speaking to the tribes of Joseph as if they were a single person who could receive commands. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly using plural pronouns. Alternate translation: [all of you are … go up for yourselves … and you shall clear for yourselves … to all of you]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וּבֵרֵאתָ֤
and,clear
The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and you shall clear the land]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
הַפְּרִזִּ֖י
the,Perizzites
The author is not referring to a specific Perizzite. He means the Perizzite people group in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [the Perizzites]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אָ֥ץ לְךָ֖
narrow to/for=yourself(m)
Joshua is using a common expression to mean there is not enough space. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is not big enough for you]
