Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has blessed us abundantly.”
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, because the Lord has blessed us so far?”
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- one lot
- Genesis 48:22; Numbers 26:34–37; Deuteronomy 33:13–17
- a great
- Genesis 48:19; Genesis 49:22–26