Joshua
Joshua 15:18–19
18One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged hime 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.
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
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Joshua 15:18 Genesis 24:64 · 1 Samuel 25:23
Joshua 15:19 Judges 1:14–15 · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · Genesis 33:11 · Deuteronomy 33:7 · 1 Samuel 25:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.