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Joshua 17:15

Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
Joshua 17:15
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ אִם־עַם־רַ֤ב אַתָּה֙ עֲלֵ֣ה לְךָ֣ הַיַּ֔עְרָה וּבֵרֵאתָ֤ לְךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַפְּרִזִּ֖י וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים כִּֽי־אָ֥ץ לְךָ֖ הַר־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  4. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  5. עַם־'am-“[are] a people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  6. רַ֤בrav“numerous”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  7. אַתָּה֙'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  8. עֲלֵ֣ה'a.Leh“go up”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  9. לְךָ֣le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  10. הַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rah“the forest towards”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from יַ֫עַר · “wood” · Strong's H3293A
  11. וּבֵרֵאתָ֤u.ve.re.Ta“and you will cut down”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרָא · “to create” · Strong's H1254A
  12. לְךָ֙le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  13. שָׁ֔םSham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  14. בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  15. הַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.Zi“the Perizzite[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from פְּרִזִּי · “Perizzite” · Strong's H6522
  16. וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםve.ha.re.fa.'Im“and the Rephaites”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from רְפָאִים · “Rephaim” · Strong's H7497B
  17. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. אָ֥ץ'atz“it is narrow”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אוּץ · “to hasten” · Strong's H0213
  19. לְךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  20. הַר־har-“[the] hill country of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “hill country” · Strong's H2022H
  21. אֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yim“Ephraim”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶפְרַ֫יִם · “Ephraim” · Strong's H0669G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)