| 15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 17:15:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand said Joshua 17:15:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֜םaleihemto them Joshua 17:15:3 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 17:15:4 ⧉אִם־עַם־רַ֤בimamravif a numerous people Joshua 17:15:5 ⧉אַתָּה֙atayou are Joshua 17:15:6 ⧉עֲלֵ֣הalego up Joshua 17:15:7 ⧉לְךָ֣lekhafor yourself Joshua 17:15:8 ⧉הַיַּ֔עְרָהhayarahto the forest Joshua 17:15:9 ⧉וּבֵרֵאתָ֤uveretaand clear it Joshua 17:15:10 ⧉לְךָ֙lekhafor yourself Joshua 17:15:11 ⧉שָׁ֔םshamthere Joshua 17:15:12 ⧉בְּאֶ֥רֶץbeeretsin the land Joshua 17:15:13 ⧉הַפְּרִזִּ֖יhaperiziof the Perizzites Joshua 17:15:14 ⧉וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםveharefaimand of the Rephaim Joshua 17:15:15 ⧉כִּֽי־אָ֥ץkiatsbecause too narrow Joshua 17:15:16 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhafor you Joshua 17:15:17 ⧉הַר־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃harefrayimthe hill-country of Ephraim |
| 15. Formal Translation And Joshua said to them, “If you are many and if the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for you, go up to the forest and clear space there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.” |
| 15. Dynamic Translation Joshua told them, “If you are such a large group, then head up into the forest and make more room for yourselves up there in the territory of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill-country of Ephraim is too cramped for you.” |