KJV King James Version
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
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Joshua 15:14
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
WEB World English Bible
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
ASV American Standard Version
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,
Surrounding context — Joshua 15
11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron.
14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessמִשָּׁם֙H8033 · shamthereכָּלֵ֔בH3612 · ka.levCalebאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖הH7969 · sha.loshthreeבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childהָעֲנָ֑קH6061 · a.naqAnakאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֵׁשַׁ֤יH8344 · she.shaySheshaiוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲחִימַן֙H289 · a.chi.manAhimanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]תַּלְמַ֔יH8526 · tal.mayTalmaiיְלִידֵ֖יH3211 · ya.lidbornהָעֲנָֽק׃H6061 · a.naqAnak
Cross-references
Judges 1:10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.Judges 1:20And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.Joshua 11:21And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.Numbers 13:22-23And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, [were]. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)Joshua 10:36-37And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:Numbers 13:33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
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