Joshua 15:13-19
Christian Standard Bible
Caleb and Othniel
13 He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the Lord’s instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak). 14 Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.(A) 15 From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir, which used to be called Kiriath-sepher,(B) 16 and Caleb said, “Whoever attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher, I will give my daughter Achsah to him as a wife.” 17 So Othniel(C) son of Caleb’s brother, Kenaz, captured it, and Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to him as a wife.(D) 18 When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?” 19 She replied, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me the springs also.” So he gave her the upper and lower springs.
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Joshua 15:13-19
International Standard Version
Caleb’s Conquests(A)
13 Now Joshua[a] gave an allotment among the descendants of Judah to Jephunneh’s son Caleb, just as God told Joshua, Kiriath-arba, which was named after the[b] ancestor of Anak (that is, Hebron). 14 From there Caleb drove the three descendants of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai—the Anakim.[c] 15 Then he went up from there to attack the inhabitants of Debir. (Debir was formerly known as Kiriath-sepher.)
16 Then Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it.” 17 Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured it, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife. 18 Sometime later, she came to Othniel[d] and persuaded him to ask her father for a field.
As she dismounted from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”
19 She replied, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negev,[e] give me also some springs of water.” So he gave her the upper and lower springs.
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- Joshua 15:13 Lit. he
- Joshua 15:13 The Heb. lacks which was named after the
- Joshua 15:14 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33; Deut 9:2
- Joshua 15:18 The Heb. lacks to Othniel
- Joshua 15:19 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
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