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 15:17 in other translations
| BSB | So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage. |
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| WEB | Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. |
| ASV | And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. |
| YLT | And Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife. |
| DARBY | And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. |
| BBE | And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife. |
| Webster | And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife. |
What does Joshua 15:17 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.
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 15:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 15:17
- Judges 3:9
And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
- Judges 1:13
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Joshua 14:6
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh–barnea.
- Judges 3:11
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
- 1 Chronicles 2:49
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
- Numbers 32:12
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.
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Context
- 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 15:18
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?
Joshua 15:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomóla Othoniel, hijo de Cenez, hermano de Caleb; y él le dió por mujer á su hija Axa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Othniel, fils de Kenaz, frère de Caleb, la prit; et Caleb lui donna sa fille Acsa pour femme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da nahm es Othniel ein, der Sohn Kenas, ein Bruder Kalebs; und er gab ihm seine Tochter Aksa zum Weibe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cepitque eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb junior: deditque ei Axam filiam suam uxorem. |