Joshua 15:16
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Joshua 15:16 in other translations
| BSB | And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” |
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| WEB | Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.” |
| ASV | And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. |
| YLT | And Caleb saith, ‘He who smiteth Kirjath-Sephar, and hath captured it--I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.' |
| DARBY | And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife. |
| BBE | And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it. |
| Webster | And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife. |
What does Joshua 15:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 15:16-20
Jos 15:16-20. Othniel, for His Valor, Has Achsah to Wife.
16-20. He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher--This offer was made as an incentive to youthful bravery (see on 1Sa 17:25); and the prize was won by Othniel, Caleb's younger brother (Jud 1:13; 3:9). This was the occasion of drawing out the latent energies of him who was destined to be the first judge in Israel.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 15:13-19
Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a south land. Land indeed, but a south land, dry and apt to be parched. She obtained more, on her request, and he gave the upper and the nether springs. Those who understand it but of one field, watered both with the rain of heaven, and the springs that issued out of the earth, countenance the allusion commonly made to this, when we pray for spiritual and…
Joshua 15:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 15:16
- Judges 1:12-13
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Judges 1:6
But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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Context
- Joshua 15:15
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.
- Joshua 15:16
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
- Joshua 15:17
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Joshua 15:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Caleb: Al que hiriere á Chîriath-sepher, y la tomare, yo le daré á mi hija Axa por mujer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Caleb dit: À qui frappera Kiriath-Sépher et la prendra, je lui donnerai ma fille Acsa pour femme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Kaleb sprach: Wer Kirjath-Sepher schlägt und es einnimmt, dem gebe ich meine Tochter Aksa zum Weibe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Caleb: Qui percusserit Cariath Sepher, et ceperit eam, dabo ei Axam filiam meam uxorem. |