17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power, and shalt not have one lot.

18 Therefore the mountain shall be thine: for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the ends of it shall be thine, [a]and thou shalt cast out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:18 So that thou shalt enlarge thy portion thereby.

17 But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment(A) 18 but the forested hill country(B) as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have chariots fitted with iron(C) and though they are strong, you can drive them out.”

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