Focused Passage

Joshua 15:15-17

Judah’s Inheritance, Caleb’s Possession, and the Unfinished Hold of Jerusalem

Judah receives its allotted territory by boundary and city list, Caleb drives out the Anakim from Hebron, Othniel captures Kiriath Sepher, Achsah receives springs, and the chapter closes by noting that Jerusalem remains unconquered by Judah.

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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.

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Verse 15

Original words

From thereמִשָּׁ֔םH8033Preposition-m | Adverbhe marchedוַיַּ֣עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularagainstאֶל־H413Prepositionthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructof Debirדְּבִ֑רH1688Noun - proper - feminine singular-דְּבִ֥רH1688Noun - proper - feminine singularformerlyלְפָנִ֖יםH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralknown asוְשֵׁם־H8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructvvvקִרְיַת־H7158Kiriath-sepherסֵֽפֶר׃H7158Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 16

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And Calebכָּלֵ֔בH3612Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularTo the man whoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativestrikes downיַכֶּ֥הH5221Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markervvvקִרְיַת־H7158Kiriath-sepherסֵ֖פֶרH7158Noun - proper - feminine singularand captures itוּלְכָדָ֑הּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularI will giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markermy daughterבִתִּ֖יH1323Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularAcsahעַכְסָ֥הH5915Noun - proper - feminine singularin marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 17

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So Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥לH6274Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Caleb’sכָלֵ֑בH3612Noun - proper - masculine singularbrotherאֲחִ֣יH251Noun - masculine singular constructKenazקְנַ֖זH7073Noun - proper - masculine singularcaptured [the city]וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularand [Caleb] gaveוַיִּתֶּן־H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis daughterבִתּ֖וֹH1323Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularAcsahעַכְסָ֥הH5915Noun - proper - feminine singularto himל֛וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularin marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

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