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Joshua 17:18

because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”

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ASV

but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.

KJV

But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
הַ֤רhar[the] hill countryH2022 →
יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-it will belongH1961 →
לָּךְ֙loKhto <the> you
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יַ֣עַרYa.'ar[is] forestH3293 →
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931 →
וּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹu.Ve.re.Toand you will cut down itH1254 →
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will belongH1961 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יוto.tze.'o.Tavextremities itsH8444 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
תוֹרִ֣ישׁto.Rishyou will dispossessH3423 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite[s]H3669 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
רֶ֤כֶבRe.khevchariotry ofH7393 →
בַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelironH1270 →
ל֔וֹlo[belongs] to <the> him
כִּ֥יkithatH3588 →
חָזָ֖קcha.Zak[is] strongH2389 →
הֽוּא׃ פHu'heH1931 →

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Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?2 Samuel 18:6So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.Isaiah 41:10–16Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.Numbers 14:6–9Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothesRomans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.Psalms 27:1–2The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?Deuteronomy 20:1–4When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.Joshua 15:9From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).Joshua 17:15–16Joshua 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.”Isaiah 51:12–13“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?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 13:6All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.Joshua 11:4–6So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.Judges 3:27On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

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The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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