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OEB No OEB JOS 17:16 verse available
WEBBE The children of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the valley of Jezreel.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The descendants of Joseph said, “The whole hill country is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.”
LSV And the sons of Joseph say, “The mountain is not enough for us, and a chariot of iron [is] with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley—to him who [is] in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who [is] in the Valley of Jezreel.”
FBV The descendants of Joseph replied, “The hill country isn't big enough for us, but the Canaanites living in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its villages, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”
T4T The people of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh replied, “It is true that the land in the hilly area is not big enough for us, but the Canaan people-group who live in the lowlands, in Beth-Shan and the surrounding villages in that area, and in the Jezreel Valley, have iron chariots, so we will not be able to defeat them!”
LEB 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 valley have chariots[fn] of iron, those in Beth-shean and its villages, and those in the Jezreel Valley.”
BBE And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites living in the valley have iron war-carriages, those in Beth-shean and its towns as well as those in the valley of Jezreel.
Moff “The highlands are not large enough for us,” said the Josephites, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley country have iron chariots, both the natives of Beth-shean and its townships and those who live in the valley of Jezreél.”
JPS And the children of Joseph said: 'The hill-country will not be enough for us; and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.'
ASV And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.
DRA And the children of Joseph answered him: We cannot go up to the mountains, for the Chanaanites that dwell in the low lands, wherein are situate Bethsan with its towns, and Jezrael in the midst of the valley, have chariots of iron.
YLT And the sons of Joseph say, 'The hill is not found to us, and a chariot of iron [is] with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley — to him who [is] in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who [is] in the valley of Jezreel.'
Drby And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country will not be enough for us; and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, those that are of Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and those that are in the valley of Jizreel.
RV And the children of Joseph said, The hill country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.
Wbstr And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
KJB-1769 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
KJB-1611 And the children of Ioseph saide, The hill is not enough for vs: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the lande of the valley, haue charets of yron, both they who are of Bethshean and her townes, and they who are of the valley of Iezreel.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And the children of Ioseph sayd, The hill is not ynough for vs: And all ye Chanaanites that dwel in the lowe countrey haue charettes of iron, and so haue they that inhabite Bethlean & the townes of the same, and they also that dwell in the valley of Iezreel.
(And the children of Yoseph said, The hill is not enough for us: And all ye/you_all Canaanites that dwell in the lowe country have chariots of iron, and so have they that inhabite Bethlean and the towns of the same, and they also that dwell in the valley of Yezreel.)
Gnva Then the children of Ioseph saide, The mountaine will not be ynough for vs: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the lowe countrey haue charets of yron, aswell they in Beth-shean, and in the townes of the same, as they in the valley of Izreel.
(Then the children of Yoseph said, The mountain will not be enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the lowe country have chariots of iron, aswell they in Beth-shean, and in the towns of the same, as they in the valley of Izreel. )
Cvdl Then sayde the children of Ioseph: We shal not be able to attayne vnto the mountaynes, for there are yron charettes amonge all the Cananites, that dwell in the londe of Emek, by whom lyeth Beth Sean and the vyllages therof, and Iesrael in Emek.
(Then said the children of Yoseph: We shall not be able to attain unto the mountains, for there are iron chariots among all the Canaanites, that dwell in the land of Emek, by whom lieth/lies Beth Sean and the vyllages thereof, and Yesrael in Emek.)
Wycl To whom the sones of Joseph answerden, We moun not stie to the hilli places, sithen Cananeis, that dwellen in the `lond of the feeld, vsen ironne charis; in which lond Bersan, with hise townes, and Jesrael, weldynge the myddil valey, ben set.
(To whom the sons of Yoseph answered, We moun not stie to the hilli places, since Cananeis, that dwellen in the `lond of the field, usen ironne chariots; in which land Bersan, with his towns, and Yesrael, weldynge the middle valley, been set.)
Luth Da sprachen die Kinder Joseph: Das Gebirge werden wir nicht erlangen; denn es sind eiserne Wagen bei allen Kanaanitern; die im Tal des Landes wohnen, bei welchen liegt Beth-Sean und ihre Töchter und Jesreel im Tal.
(So said the children Yoseph: The mountains become we/us not erlangen; because it are eiserne Wagen at all Kanaanitern; the in_the Tal the lands reside, at welchen liegt Beth-Sean and their/her Töchter and Yesreel in_the Tal.)
ClVg Cui responderunt filii Joseph: Non poterimus ad montana conscendere, cum ferreis curribus utantur Chananæi, qui habitant in terra campestri, in qua sitæ sunt Bethsan cum viculis suis, et Jezraël mediam possidens vallem.
(Cui responderunt children Yoseph: Non poterimus to montana conscendere, when/with ferreis curribus utantur Chananæi, who habitant in earth/land campestri, in which sitæ are Bethsan when/with viculis to_his_own, and Yezraël mediam possidens vallem. )
