Focused Passage

Joshua 15:18-19

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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18One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him 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.

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Verse 18

Original words

One dayוַיְהִ֣יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular[Acsah] came [to Othniel]בְּבוֹאָ֗הּH935Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularand urged himוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙H5496Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singularto askלִשְׁא֤וֹלH7592Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructher fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙H1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularforמֵֽאֵת־H854Preposition-m | Direct object markera fieldשָׂדֶ֔הH7704Noun - masculine singularWhen she got offוַתִּצְנַ֖חH6795Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .מֵעַ֣לH5921Preposition-mher donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרH2543Article | Noun - masculine singularCalebכָּלֵ֖בH3612Noun - proper - masculine singularaskedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularherלָ֥הּPreposition | third person feminine singularWhatמַה־H4100Interrogativedo you desireלָּֽךְ׃Preposition | second person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew and some LXX manuscripts; other LXX manuscripts and he urged her; see Judges 1:14.
Verse 19

Original words

Giveתְּנָה־H5414Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularmeלִּ֣יPreposition | first person common singulara blessingבְרָכָ֗הH1293Noun - feminine singularshe answeredוַתֹּ֜אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularSinceכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionyou have given meנְתַתָּ֔נִיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularlandאֶ֤רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructin the Negevהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙H5045Article | Noun - proper - feminine singulargive meוְנָתַתָּ֥הH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularspringsגֻּלֹּ֣תH1543Noun - feminine plural constructof waterמָ֑יִםH4325Noun - masculine pluralas wellלִ֖יPreposition | first person common singularSo [Caleb] gaveוַיִּתֶּן־H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularherלָ֗הּPreposition | third person feminine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object marker[both] the upperעִלִּיּ֔וֹתH5942Adjective - feminine plural-וְאֵ֖תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-גֻּלֹּ֥תH1543Noun - feminine pluraland lowerתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃פH8482Adjective - feminine pluralspringsגֻּלֹּ֣תH1543Noun - feminine plural

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