New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 15:16-20

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.

18And it happenedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961that when she cameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935to him,she incitedוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496him to askלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1for a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704.So she dismountedוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795from the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you want?”

19Then she saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me a blessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293;sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you have givenנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414me the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theNegevהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045,giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414me springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325also.” So he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414her the upperעִלִּיּ֔וֹתi.li.YotH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and the lowerתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ פtach.ti.YotH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.

20ThisH2088is the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תna.cha.LatH5159of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

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