KJV King James Version
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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Judges 1:13
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
WEB World English Bible
Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
ASV American Standard Version
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Othniel son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
Surrounding context — Judges 1
10 And 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.
11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:
12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
14 And it came to pass, when she came [to him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off [her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
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וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙H3920 · la.khadto captureעָתְנִיאֵ֣לH6274 · ot.ni.elOthnielבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childקְנַ֔זH7073 · qe.nazKenazאֲחִ֥יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingכָלֵ֖בH3612 · ka.levCalebהַקָּטֹ֣ןH6996 · qa.tansmallמִמֶּ֑נּוּH4480 · minfromוַיִּתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveל֛וֹH9033 · ohimאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עַכְסָ֥הH5915 · akh.sahAchsahבִתּ֖וֹH1323 · batdaughterלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
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