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Joshua

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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Joshua "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr. Noun H3091 יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ ye·ho·v·shu·a'
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to them, "If if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
you are a numerous much, many, great Adjective H7227 רַ֤ב rav
people, people Noun H5971 עַם־ am-
go to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עֲלֵ֣ה a·leh
up to the forest wood, forest, thicket Noun H3293 הַיַּ֔עְרָה hai·ya'·rah,
and clear to shape, create Verb H1254 וּבֵרֵאתָ֤ u·ve·re·ta
a place for yourself there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֔ם sham,
in the land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be·'e·retz
of the Perizzites a people in the land of Canaan Adjective H6522 הַפְּרִזִּ֖י hap·pe·riz·zi
and of the Rephaim, inhab. of an area E. of the Jordan Noun H7497 וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים ve·ha·re·fa·'im;
since that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
the hill country mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הַר־ har-
of Ephraim a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territory Noun H669 אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ef·ra·yim.
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is too narrow to press, be pressed, make haste Verb H213 אָ֥ץ atz
for you."      

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Ephraim

EPHRAIM (2)(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell `Asur) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2 Samuel 13:23). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2 Samuel 13:34. It may be identical with the Ephraim of Eusebius, Onomasticon, 20 Roman miles North... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you."
King James Bible And Joshua said to answered them, "If you are If thou be a numerous great people, go then get thee up to the forest wood country, and clear a place cut down for yourself thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of giants, if mount Ephraim is be too narrow for you."thee.
Hebrew Greek English Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you."