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Joshua 17:15 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Joshua 17:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 17 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. giants: or, Rephaims”
Joshua 17:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 17:15
Joshua's response brilliantly exposes the Joseph tribes' complaint as hollow excuse-making. The conditional clause 'If thou be a great people' (im-am rav attah, אִם־עַם רָב אַתָּה) uses their own self-assessment against them—if truly great, prove it through action. The command 'get thee up to the wood country' (aleh lekha hayaarah, עֲלֵה לְךָ הַיַּעֲרָה) demands initiative and labor. The phrase 'cut down for thyself there' (uvereta lekha sham, וּבֵרֵאתָ לְךָ שָׁם) requires forest clearing for agricultural development—hard, dangerous work. The reference to 'the land of the Perizzites and of the...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 17:15
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“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”
“and the kings who were with him”
“The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”
“and did things worthy of stripes”
“and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”
“the Perizzites”
“the Amorite”
“the princes drew near to me”