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OEB No OEB JOS 17:17 verse available
WEBBE Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, that is, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerous people, and have great power. You shall not have one lot only;
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Joshua said to the family of Joseph – to both Ephraim and Manasseh: “You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment.
LSV And Joshua speaks to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You [are] a numerous people, and have great power; you do not have [only] one lot,
FBV Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, “Since you are so many, and you are so strong, you will be given more than just one share.
T4T Joshua replied to them, “Your tribe is very numerous and very powerful. So I will allot more land for you in the hilly area,
LEB 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;
BBE Then Joshua said to the children of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, You are a great people, and have great power: you are not to have one property only,
Moff Then Joshua said to the Josephites, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are a great clan, and a powerful clan, so you shall have more than one part allotted to you;
JPS And Joshua spoke unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying: 'Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only;
ASV And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only:
DRA And Josue said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasses: Thou art a great people, and of great strength, thou shalt not have one lot only:
YLT And Joshua speaketh unto the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, 'Thou [art] a numerous people, and hast great power; thou hast not one lot [only],
Drby And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only,
RV And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
Wbstr And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only :
KJB-1769 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
(And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou/you shalt not have one lot only: )
KJB-1611 And Ioshua spake vnto the house of Ioseph, euen to Ephraim, and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: Thou shalt not haue one lot onely.
(And Yoshua spake unto the house of Yoseph, even to Ephraim, and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: Thou shalt not have one lot only.)
Bshps And Iasuah sayde vnto the house of Ioseph, Ephraim, & Manasses: Ye be much people, and haue great power, and shall not therfore haue one lotte.
(And Yasuah said unto the house of Yoseph, Ephraim, and Manasses: Ye/You_all be much people, and have great power, and shall not therefore have one lotte.)
Gnva And Ioshua spake vnto the house of Ioseph, to Ephraim, and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power, and shalt not haue one lot.
(And Yoshua spake unto the house of Yoseph, to Ephraim, and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power, and shalt not have one lot. )
Cvdl Iosua sayde vnto the house of Ioseph, euen to Ephraim and Manasses: Thou art a greate people, & for so moch as thou art so greate, thou must not haue one lot,
(Yoshua said unto the house of Yoseph, even to Ephraim and Manasses: Thou art a great people, and for so much as thou/you art so greate, thou/you must not have one lot,)
Wycl And Josue seide to the hows of Joseph, and of Effraym, and of Manasses, Thou art myche puple, and of greet strengthe; thou schalt not haue o lot,
(And Yosue said to the house of Yoseph, and of Ephraim, and of Manasses, Thou art much people, and of great strengthe; thou/you shalt not have o lot,)
Luth Josua sprach zum Hause Josephs, zu Ephraim und Manasse: Du bist ein groß Volk, und weil du so groß bist, mußt du nicht ein Los haben,
(Yosua spoke for_the house Yosephs, to Ephraim and Manasse: You are a large people, and because you so large bist, mußt you not a Los have,)
ClVg Dixitque Josue ad domum Joseph, Ephraim et Manasse: Populus multus es, et magnæ fortitudinis: non habebis sortem unam,
(And_he_said Yosue to home Yoseph, Ephraim and Manasse: Populus multus es, and magnæ fortitudinis: not/no habebis lot unam, )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אֶל בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף
to/towards house_of Yōşēf/(Joseph)
The author is speaking of the tribes descended from Joseph as if they were a house. He is envisioning them as if they were one household living together. Alternate translation: “to the tribes descended from Joseph”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
אַתָּ֗ה & לָ֔ךְ & לָ֔ךְ
you(ms) & to/for=you(fs) & (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) to/towards house_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) to,Ephraim and,to,Manasseh to=say people great//chief/captain you(ms) and,power big/great to/for=you(fs) not will_belong to/for=yourself(m) allotment one(ms) )
Joshua is speaking of the tribes of Joseph as if they were a single person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly using plural pronouns. Alternate translation: “All of you are ... is to all of you all ... to all of you”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
לֹֽא יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ גּוֹרָ֥ל אֶחָֽד
not will_belong to/for=yourself(m) allotment one(ms)
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the term one, which is negative in this context. Alternate translation: “You will receive more than one lot”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
גּוֹרָ֥ל אֶחָֽד
allotment one(ms)
Joshua is using the term lot by association to a portion of territory assigned by lot. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “one portion of territory”
