YuēShūyàjì 17:17

17 Yuēshūyà duì Yūesè jiā , jiù shì Yǐfǎlián hé Mǎnáxī rén , shuō , nǐ shì zú dà rén duō , bìngqiĕ qiángshèng , bùkĕ jǐn yǒu yī jiū zhī dì ,

YuēShūyàjì 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.

YuēShūyàjì 17:17 In-Context

15 Yuēshūyà shuō , nǐmen rúguǒ zú dà rén duō , xián Yǐfǎlián shān dì zhǎi xiǎo , jiù kĕyǐ shàng Bǐlìxǐrén , Lìfáyīnrén zhī dì , zaì shùlín zhōng kǎn fá shùmù .

16 Yūesè de zǐsūn shuō , nà shān dì róng bú xià wǒmen , bìngqiĕ zhù píngyuán de Jiānán rén , jiù shì zhù bǎi shàn hé shǔ bǎi shàn de zhèn shì , bìng zhù yé sī liè píngyuán de rén , dōu yǒu tiĕ chē .

17 Yuēshūyà duì Yūesè jiā , jiù shì Yǐfǎlián hé Mǎnáxī rén , shuō , nǐ shì zú dà rén duō , bìngqiĕ qiángshèng , bùkĕ jǐn yǒu yī jiū zhī dì ,

18 Shān dì yĕ yào guī nǐ , suī shì shùlín , nǐ yĕ kĕyǐ kǎn fá . kàojìn zhī dì bì guī nǐ . Jiānán rén suī yǒu tiĕ chē , suī shì qiángshèng , nǐ yĕ néng bǎ tāmen gǎn chū qù .