Joshua

Joshua 15:13–19

¹³According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah — Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) ¹⁴And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak — the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

¹⁵From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher). ¹⁶And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” ¹⁷So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

¹⁸One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him^e to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

¹⁹“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.”

So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

Footnotes

e 15:18 Hebrew and some LXX manuscripts; other LXX manuscripts and he urged her; see Judges 1:14|JDG 1:14.

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Joshua 15:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
According	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
to the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
command	פִּ֥י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
to	לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ	lî·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
gave	נָ֤תַן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Caleb	וּלְכָלֵ֣ב	ū·lə·ḵā·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3612 Caleb
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jephunneh	יְפֻנֶּ֗ה	yə·p̄un·neh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3312 Jephunneh
a portion	חֵ֙לֶק֙	ḥê·leq	Noun - masculine singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
among	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Kiriath-arba	אַרְבַּ֛ע	’ar·ba‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7153 Kirjath-Arba, Kirjath-ha-Arba
that	הִ֥יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
Hebron	חֶבְרֽוֹן׃	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
Arba was the forefather	אֲבִ֥י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of Anak	הָעֲנָ֖ק	hā·‘ă·nāq	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6061 neck

Joshua 15:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Caleb	כָּלֵ֔ב	kā·lêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3612 Caleb
drove out	וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ	way·yō·reš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
from there	מִשָּׁם֙	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the three	שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה	šə·lō·wō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Anak	הָעֲנָ֑ק	hā·‘ă·nāq	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6061 neck
the descendants of	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Sheshai	שֵׁשַׁ֤י	šê·šay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8344 Sheshai
Ahiman	אֲחִימַן֙	’ă·ḥî·man	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H289 Achiman
and Talmai	תַּלְמַ֔י	tal·may	Noun - proper	H8526 Talmai
the children	יְלִידֵ֖י	yə·lî·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3211 born
of Anak	הָעֲנָֽק׃	hā·‘ă·nāq	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6061 neck

Joshua 15:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From there	מִשָּׁ֔ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he marched	וַיַּ֣עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֖י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Debir	דְּבִ֑ר	də·ḇir	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1688 Debir
formerly	לְפָנִ֖ים	lə·p̄ā·nîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
known as	וְשֵׁם־	wə·šêm-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Kiriath-sepher	סֵֽפֶר׃	sê·p̄er	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7158 Kirjath-Sannah, Kirjath-Sepher

Joshua 15:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Caleb	כָּלֵ֔ב	kā·lêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3612 Caleb
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
To the man who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
strikes down	יַכֶּ֥ה	yak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Kiriath-sepher	סֵ֖פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7158 Kirjath-Sannah, Kirjath-Sepher
and captures it	וּלְכָדָ֑הּ	ū·lə·ḵā·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
I will give	וְנָתַ֥תִּי	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
my daughter	בִתִּ֖י	ḇit·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1323 daughter
Acsah	עַכְסָ֥ה	‘aḵ·sāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5915 Aksah
in marriage	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Joshua 15:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Othniel	עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל	‘ā·ṯə·nî·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6274 Othniel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Caleb’s	כָלֵ֑ב	ḵā·lêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3612 Caleb
brother	אֲחִ֣י	’ă·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H251 brother
Kenaz	קְנַ֖ז	qə·naz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7073 Kenaz
captured	וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ	way·yil·kə·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
and	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his daughter	בִתּ֖וֹ	ḇit·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
Acsah	עַכְסָ֥ה	‘aḵ·sāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5915 Aksah
to him	ל֛וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in marriage	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Joshua 15:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
came	בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ	bə·ḇō·w·’āh	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and urged him	וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙	wat·tə·sî·ṯê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H5496 incite, allure, instigate
to ask	לִשְׁא֤וֹל	liš·’ō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7592 ask, inquire
her father	אָבִ֙יהָ֙	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
for	מֵֽאֵת־	mê·’êṯ-	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
a field	שָׂדֶ֔ה	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
When she got off	וַתִּצְנַ֖ח	wat·tiṣ·naḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6795 descend
her donkey	הַחֲמ֑וֹר	ha·ḥă·mō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
Caleb	כָּלֵ֖ב	kā·lêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3612 Caleb
asked	וַיֹּֽאמֶר־	way·yō·mer-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
her	לָ֥הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you desire	לָּֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Joshua 15:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	תְּנָה־	tə·nāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִּ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a blessing	בְרָכָ֗ה	ḇə·rā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
she answered	וַתֹּ֜אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Since	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have given me	נְתַתָּ֔נִי	nə·ṯat·tā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
land	אֶ֤רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
in the Negev	הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙	han·ne·ḡeḇ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
give me	וְנָתַתָּ֥ה	wə·nā·ṯat·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
springs	גֻּלֹּ֣ת	gul·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1543 basin, bowl
of water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
as well	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
So	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
her	לָ֗הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
the upper	עִלִּיּ֔וֹת	‘il·lî·yō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H5942 upper
and lower	תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃פ	taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H8482 lower, lowest
springs	גֻּלֹּ֣ת	gul·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1543 basin, bowl