Josué 17:15 - LSG - Josué leur dit: Si vous êtes un peuple nombreux, m... | Bible Study Tools
Loading...

Change Translation

Loading...
  • Recent Translations
  • All Translations

Josué 17:15

Listen to Josué 17:15
15 JosuĂ© leur dit: Si vous ĂȘtes un peuple nombreux, montez Ă  la forĂȘt, et vous l'abattrez pour vous y faire de la place dans le pays des PhĂ©rĂ©ziens et des RephaĂŻm, puisque la montagne d'EphraĂŻm est trop Ă©troite pour vous.

Josué 17:15 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 17:15

And Joshua answered them
By retorting their own argument upon them:

if thou [be] a great people;
which he does not deny, as they were for numbers and power:

[then] get thee up to the wood [country];
which was near them, and within their borders, and lay on hills and mountains, perhaps the mountains of Gilboa, and therefore are bid to go up:

and cut down for thyself there;
cut down the trees of the wood, clear the ground of them, and so make it habitable, and by that means enlarge the places of their habitation:

in the land of the Perizzites, and of the giants;
or Rephaim; the former of these were one of the seven nations of the Canaanites, who from their name seem to have dwelt not in the cities, and walled towns, but in villages, and scattered houses, in desert places, and among the woods, where also the giants had retired and dwelt after Joshua had driven them out of the cities; and by driving these out of their present habitations, they would gain more room to dwell in, and would find their lot sufficient for them:

if Mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee;
either meaning all Ephraim, and even the whole lot of the sons of Joseph, or rattler the mount particularly so called; for the words may be rendered, "for Mount Ephraim hastens for thee" F17; was clear or open for thee; ready to be delivered to thee, and thou mayest possess it at once.


FOOTNOTES:

F17 Vid Gusset. Ebr. Comment, p. 21.
Unlock Deeper Insights: Get Over 20 Commentaries with Plus! Subscribe Now

Josué 17:15 In-Context

13 Lorsque les enfants d'Israël furent assez forts, ils assujettirent les Cananéens à un tribut, mais ils ne les chassÚrent point.
14 Les fils de Joseph parlÚrent à Josué, et dirent: Pourquoi nous as-tu donné en héritage un seul lot, une seule part, tandis que nous formons un peuple nombreux et que l'Eternel nous a bénis jusqu'à présent?
15 JosuĂ© leur dit: Si vous ĂȘtes un peuple nombreux, montez Ă  la forĂȘt, et vous l'abattrez pour vous y faire de la place dans le pays des PhĂ©rĂ©ziens et des RephaĂŻm, puisque la montagne d'EphraĂŻm est trop Ă©troite pour vous.
16 Les fils de Joseph dirent: La montagne ne nous suffira pas, et il y a des chars de fer chez tous les Cananéens qui habitent la vallée, chez ceux qui sont à Beth-Schean et dans les villes de son ressort, et chez ceux qui sont dans la vallée de Jizreel.
17 JosuĂ© dit Ă  la maison de Joseph, Ă  EphraĂŻm et Ă  ManassĂ©: Vous ĂȘtes un peuple nombreux, et votre force est grande, vous n'aurez pas un simple lot.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.

Study Tools

PLUS

Unlock Notes

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Unlock Highlights

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Unlock Bookmarks

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Track Your Reading

Create a free account to start a reading plan, or join PLUS to unlock our full suite of premium study tools.

Already have an account? Sign in