Joshua 17:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we are a great people since the LORD has blessed us so far?"

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the children of eph spake unto hua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Joseph{H3130} spake{H1696} unto Joshua,{H3091} saying,{H559} Why hast thou given{H5414} me but one{H259} lot{H1486} and one{H259} part{H2256} for an inheritance,{H5159} seeing I am a great{H7227} people,{H5971} forasmuch as{H5704} hitherto{H3541} Jehovah{H3068} hath blessed{H1288} me?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Joseph{H3130} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto Joshua{H3091}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Why hast thou given{H5414}{(H8804)} me but one{H259} lot{H1486} and one{H259} portion{H2256} to inherit{H5159}, seeing I am a great{H7227} people{H5971}, forasmuch as{H5704} the LORD{H3068} hath blessed{H1288}{(H8765)} me hitherto{H3541}?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then spake the children of Ioseph vnto Iosua, and sayde: Wherfore hast thou geue me but one porcion and one meetlyne of enheritaunce, and I am yet a greate people, as the LORDE hath blessed me so largely?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the children of Ioseph spake vnto Ioshua, saying, Why hast thou giuen me but one lot, and one portion to inherite, seeing I am a great people, for as much as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the children of Ioseph spake vnto Iosuah, saying: Why hast thou geue me but one lotte and one portion to inherite, seyng I am a great people, and forasmuche as the Lorde hath blessed me hytherto?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, `Wherefore hast thou given to me an inheritance -- one lot and one portion, and I a numerous people? hitherto hath Jehovah blessed me.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since I am a great people, because Yahweh has blessed me so far?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,“Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the LORD has enabled us to increase in number.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 48:19 : 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.
  • Gen 48:22 : 22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
  • Num 26:34-37 : 34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty-two thousand seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
  • Deut 33:13-17 : 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that crouches beneath, 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brothers. 17 His glory is like the firstborn of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
  • Gen 49:22-26 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall. 23 The archers have severely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him. 24 But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.) 25 By the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. 26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 17:15-17
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    86%

    15 Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the forest and cut down an area for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, if Mount Ephraim is too small for you."

    16 The children of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have iron chariots, both those who are of Beth-shean and its towns, and those who are of the valley of Jezreel."

    17 Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, "You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot.

  • Josh 22:7
    76%

    7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given possession in Bashan; but to the other half Joshua gave among their brethren on this side of the Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also to their tents, then he blessed them,

  • Josh 14:1-6
    6 verses
    76%

    1 And these are the lands which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed as inheritance to them.

    2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

    4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.

    5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

    6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You know the thing that the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadeshbarnea.

  • Josh 1:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying,

    13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.

  • Josh 17:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

    5 Ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan;

    6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

  • Josh 16:4
    73%

    4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

  • Josh 16:1
    73%

    1 And the portion of the children of Joseph began at the Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that rises from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel,

  • Ezek 47:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 Thus says the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which you shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

    14 And you shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for an inheritance.

  • Josh 17:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 There was also a portion for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph, namely, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

    2 There was also a portion for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families: for the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, by their families.

  • Josh 18:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

    3 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long will you delay to go and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?

  • Josh 18:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land among the children of Israel according to their divisions.

    11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

  • Josh 1:15
    72%

    15 until the LORD has given your brethren rest, as he has given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.

  • Josh 19:51
    71%

    51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they completed the division of the country.

  • Josh 13:7
    71%

    7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

  • Josh 19:49
    71%

    49 When they had finished dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

  • Josh 18:5
    71%

    5 They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.

  • Num 34:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

    14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

  • Josh 22:1
    71%

    1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

  • Josh 14:13
    71%

    13 And Joshua blessed him and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron as an inheritance.

  • Josh 13:1
    71%

    1 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the LORD said to him, You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.

  • Josh 18:7
    70%

    7 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

  • Num 27:4
    70%

    4 Why should the name of our father be removed from his family because he has no son? Give us, therefore, a possession among the brothers of our father.

  • Josh 13:29
    70%

    29 And Moses gave inheritance to the half tribe of Manasseh; and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

  • Deut 1:38
    70%

    38 But Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

  • Josh 7:7
    70%

    7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of Jordan!

  • Gen 48:22
    69%

    22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

  • Num 36:5
    69%

    5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph has spoken well.

  • Num 33:54
    69%

    54 You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

  • 1 Chr 7:29
    69%

    29 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

  • Josh 17:13
    69%

    13 When the children of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.