John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:18
But the mountains shall be thine ,.... Or "for" F19 כי "quia", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Gussetius, p. 378. it shall be thine; thou shalt get the possession of it, though attended with difficulties that seem insuperable: for , or "if, though" F20 כי "si", Junius & Tremellius, "licet", Ar. vers. Lat. . it is a wood ; the habitation of the Perizzites, and giants, and so dangerous to go un to it, and full of trees, and so seems unprofitable and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 17:14-18
Here, I. The children of Joseph quarrel with their lot; if they had had any just cause to quarrel with it, we have reason to think Joshua would have relieved them, by adding to it, or altering it, which it does not appear he did. It is probable, because Joshua was himself of the tribe of Ephraim, they promised themselves that they should have some particular favour shown them, and should not be confined to the decision of the lot so closely as the other tribes; but Joshua makes them know that... read more