Joshua 17:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?”
Joshua 17:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 17:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 17:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, because Yahweh has blessed us so far?””
Joshua 17:14 — World English Bible
Joshua 17:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me? ”
Joshua 17:14 — American Standard Version
Joshua 17:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, `Wherefore hast thou given to me an inheritance--one lot and one portion, and I a numerous people? hitherto hath Jehovah blessed me.'”
Joshua 17:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 17:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me as inheritance one lot and one portion, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as Jehovah has blessed me hitherto? ”
Joshua 17:14 — Darby Translation
Joshua 17:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the children of Ioseph spake vnto Ioshua, saying, Why hast thou giuen me but one lot, and one portion to inherite, seeing I am a great people, for as much as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?”
Joshua 17:14 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 17:14 in Context — Joshua 17
12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
15 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.
16 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.
What Does Joshua 17:14 Mean?
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