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Joshua 17:16

“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”
Joshua 17:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף לֹֽא־יִמָּ֥צֵא לָ֖נוּ הָהָ֑ר וְרֶ֣כֶב בַּרְזֶ֗ל בְּכָל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־הָעֵ֔מֶק לַֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵית־שְׁאָן֙ וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃

  1. וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  4. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'“it will be found”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  6. לָ֖נוּLa.nu“for <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  7. הָהָ֑רha.Har“the hill country”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הַר · “hill country” · Strong's H2022H
  8. וְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khev“and chariotry of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  9. בַּרְזֶ֗לbar.Zel“iron”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
  10. בְּכָל־be.khol“[is] among all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.Ni“the Canaanite[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּנַעֲנִי · “Canaanite” · Strong's H3669A
  12. הַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.Shev“who dwells”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  13. בְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-“in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. הָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mek“the valley”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫מֶק · “valley” · Strong's H6010M
  15. לַֽאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.Sher“to [those] who”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  16. בְּבֵית־be.veit-“[are] in Beth”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּית שְׁאָן · “Beth-shean” · Strong's H1052
  17. שְׁאָן֙she.'An“Shean”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּית שְׁאָן · “Beth-shean” · Strong's H1052
  18. וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.ha“and daughters its”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּת · “village” · Strong's H1323H
  19. וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.Sher“and to [those] who”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  20. בְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mek“[are] in [the] valley of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵ֫מֶק · “valley” · Strong's H6010M
  21. יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'El“Jezreel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִזְרְעֶאל · “of Jezreel” · Strong's H3157L
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)