Judges

Judges 1:12–14

¹²And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” ¹³So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

¹⁴One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him^b to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

Footnotes

b 1:14 Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate and he urged her; see Joshua 15:18|JOS 15:18.

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Judges 1:12

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	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
who 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

Judges 1:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Othniel	עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל	‘ā·ṯə·nî·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6274 Othniel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Caleb’s	כָלֵ֖ב	ḵā·lêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3612 Caleb
younger	הַקָּטֹ֣ן	haq·qā·ṭōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
brother	אֲחִ֥י	’ă·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H251 brother
Kenaz	קְנַ֔ז	qə·naz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7073 Kenaz
captured	וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙	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

Judges 1:14

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 a field	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; 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

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Judges 1:12 Joshua 15:16–17

Judges 1:13 Judges 3:9

Judges 1:14 Joshua 15:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.