Josué 17:17

17 Y habló Josué a la casa de José, a Efraín y a Manasés, diciendo: Eres un pueblo numeroso y tienes gran poder; no te tocará sólo una suerte,

Josué 17:17 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 17:17

And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, [even] to Ephraim
and to Manasseh
From whence it is clear that some of both were present; and they being brethren, and their interests united, and their cities intermixed, it would be to their mutual advantage to have an enlargement; which the tribe of Manasseh wanted more especially, more of their cities that fell to their lot being in the hands of the Canaanites, than of any other:

saying, thou [art] a great people, and hast great power;
were very numerous, and so able to contend with the Canaanites, and make themselves more room:

thou shalt not have one lot [only];
or only have what they were possessed of, but should have more; and, as they wanted more, they were able enough to get more; and if they exerted their power, relying on the providence of God, through his blessing on their endeavours, they would certainly have an increase of their portion.

Josué 17:17 In-Context

15 Y Josué les dijo: Si sois pueblo tan numeroso, subid al bosque y limpiad un lugar para vosotros allí en la tierra de los ferezeos y los refaítas, ya que la región montañosa de Efraín es demasiado estrecha para vosotros.

16 Y los hijos de José respondieron: La región montañosa no es suficiente para nosotros, y todos los cananeos que viven en la tierra del valle tienen carros de hierro, tanto los que están en Bet-seán y sus aldeas, como los que están en el valle de Jezreel.

17 Y habló Josué a la casa de José, a Efraín y a Manasés, diciendo: Eres un pueblo numeroso y tienes gran poder; no te tocará sólo una suerte,

18 sino que la región montañosa será tuya. Porque aunque es bosque, la desmontarás, y será tuya hasta sus límites más lejanos; porque expulsarás a los cananeos, aunque tengan carros de hierro y aunque sean fuertes.