Judges 1 · Verse 13

Judges 1:13

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Judges 1:13, King James Version

Judges 1:13 in other translations

BSBSo Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
WEBOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
ASVAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
YLTAnd Othniel son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
DARBYAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
BBEAnd Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.
WebsterAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

What does Judges 1:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 1:9-20

The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psa 68:17. Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith. About Caleb we read in Jos 15:16-19. The Kenites had settled in the land. Israel let them fix where they pleased, being a quiet, contented people. They that molested none, were molested by none. Blessed are the meek, for they shall…

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Judges 1:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.Dahand he captured itH3920
עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElOthnielH6274
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
קְנַ֔זke.NazKenazH7073
אֲחִ֥י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251
כָלֵ֖בkha.LevCalebH3612
הַקָּטֹ֣ןha.ka.Ton<the> youngH6996
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.numore than himH4480
וַיִּתֶּן\־vai.yi.ten-and he gaveH5414
ל֛וֹloto <the> him
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahAchsahH5915
בִתּ֖וֹvi.Todaughter hisH1323
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wifeH802

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 1:13

  • 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.

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Context

  • Judges 1:12

    And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

  • Judges 1:13

    And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

  • Judges 1:14

    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?

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Judges 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomóla Othoniel hijo de Cenez, hermano menor de Caleb: y él le dió á Axa su hija por mujer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Othniel, fils de Kenaz, frère puîné de Caleb, la prit; et Caleb lui donna sa fille Acsa pour femme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da nahm es Othniel ein, der Sohn Kenas, der jüngere Bruder Kalebs; und er gab ihm seine Tochter Aksa zum Weibe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque cepisset eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb minor, dedit ei Axam filiam suam conjugem.