New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 15:13-17

13Nowhe gaveנָ֤תַןNa.tanH5414to Calebוּלְכָלֵ֣בu.le.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֗הye.fu.NehH3312a portionחֵ֙לֶק֙che.lekH2506amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,accordingאֶל־'el-H413to thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091, namely,Kiriath-arbaH7153, Arba beingthe fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Anakהָעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061(that is, Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275).

14Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612droveוַיֹּ֤רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423out from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033the threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061:Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֤יshe.ShaiH8344and Ahimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289and Talmaiתַּלְמַ֔יtal.MaiH8526,the childrenיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.

15Thenhe wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033againstאֶל־'el-H413the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Debirדְּבִ֑רde.VirH1688;now the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Debirדְּבִ֥רde.VirH1688formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440was Kiriath-sepherH7158.

16And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The one whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834attacksיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221Kiriath-sepherH7158and capturesוּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.DahH3920it,I will giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414him Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915my daughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

17Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֖זke.NazH7073,the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Calebכָלֵ֑בkha.LevH3612,capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it; so he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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