Joshua 17:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joshua 17:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 17:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Joshua 17:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Joshua 17:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.””

Joshua 17:15 — World English Bible

Joshua 17:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.”

Joshua 17:15 — American Standard Version

Joshua 17:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Joshua saith unto them, `If thou <FI>art<Fi> a numerous people, go up for thee to the forest, then thou hast prepared for thee there, in the land of the Perizzite, and of the Rephaim, when mount Ephraim hath been narrow for thee.'”

Joshua 17:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 17:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joshua said unto them, If thou art a great people, then get thee up to the wood, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.”

Joshua 17:15 — Darby Translation

Joshua 17:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ioshua then answered them, If thou be much people, get thee vp to the wood, and cut trees for thy selfe there in the lande of the Perizzites, and of the gyants, if mount Ephraim be too narowe for thee.”

Joshua 17:15 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 17:15 in Context — Joshua 17

13 Porém quando os filhos de Israel tomaram forças, fizeram tributários aos cananeus, mas não o expulsaram.

14 E os filhos de José falaram a Josué, dizendo: Por que me deste por herança uma só porção e uma só parte, sendo eu um povo tão grande e que o SENHOR me abençoou assim até agora?

15 E Josué lhes respondeu: Se és povo tão grande, sobe tu ao monte, e corta para ti ali na terra do ferezeus e dos gigantes, pois que o monte de Efraim é estreito para ti.

16 E os filhos de José disseram: Não nos bastará a nós este monte: e todos os cananeus que habitam a terra da campina, têm carros de ferro; os que estão em Bete-Seã e em suas aldeias, e os que estão no vale de Jezreel.

17 Então Josué respondeu à casa de José, a Efraim e Manassés, dizendo: Tu és grande povo, e tens grande força; não terás uma só porção;

Read the full chapter: Joshua 17 →

What Does Joshua 17:15 Mean?

Joshua 17:15 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free