Joshua 17:15
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
עַם
are a people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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הַר
the hill country of
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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רַב
numerous
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Joshua
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
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