And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
Cut down for thyself there, х uwbeeree'taa (H1254) lªkaa (H3807a) shaam (H8033)] - and hew out;
i.e., make for thyself a place there (Keil). (The verb is used in the same sense-cut; i:e., make for thyself - Joshua 17:18).
The land of the Perizzites, х ha-Pªriziy (H6522)] - the peasants, inhabitants of open, unwalled villages (cf. 1 Samuel 6:18).
And of the giants, х wªhaa-Rªpaa'iym (H7497)] - and of the Rephaim.
Mount Ephraim - called so here by anticipation. The Gilboa range between Beth-shean and the plain of Jezreel is meant, anciently covered with an extensive forest.