Joshua 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joshua 17:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 17:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

Joshua 17:16 — World English Bible

Joshua 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Joshua 17:16 — American Standard Version

Joshua 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the sons of Joseph say, `The hill is not found to us, and a chariot of iron <FI>is<Fi> with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley--to him who <FI>is<Fi> in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who <FI>is<Fi> in the valley of Jezreel.'”

Joshua 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Joshua 17:16 — Darby Translation

Joshua 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Joshua 17:16 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 17:16 in Context — Joshua 17

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.

17 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:

18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

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