KJV King James Version
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
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Joshua 15:16
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
WEB World English Bible
Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Caleb saith, ‘He who smiteth Kirjath-Sephar, and hath captured it—I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.’
Surrounding context — Joshua 15
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.
18 And it came to pass, as she came [unto him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off [her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayכָּלֵ֔בH3612 · ka.levCalebאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichיַכֶּ֥הH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קִרְיַת־H7158 · qir.yat san.nahKiriath-sannahסֵ֖פֶרH7158 · qir.yat san.nahKiriath-sannahוּלְכָדָ֑הּH3920 · la.khadto captureוְנָתַ֥תִּיH5414 · na.tanto give: giveל֛וֹH9033 · ohimאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עַכְסָ֥הH5915 · akh.sahAchsahבִתִּ֖יH1323 · batdaughterלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
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