Joshua 17:12

17:12 But the men ¹  of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed ²  to remain in those areas.

Joshua 17:18

17:18 The whole hill country ³  will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. ⁴  You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

¹ tn Heb “sons”; “men” has been used in the translation because the context involves the conquest of cities; therefore, warriors (hence males) would be in view here.

² tn Or “were determined.”

³ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

⁴ tn Heb “and its limits will be yours.”