Joshua

Joshua 15:15–16

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.”

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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

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Joshua 15:15 Joshua 10:38

Joshua 15:16 Judges 1:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.