Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 15:13-17

13And unto Calebוּלְכָלֵ֣בu.le.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֗הye.fu.NehH3312he gaveנָ֤תַןNa.tanH5414a partחֵ֙לֶק֙che.lekH2506amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,accordingאֶל־'el-H413to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091, eventhe cityH7151of ArbaH7153 H704the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Anakהָעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061, which city isHebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

14And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612droveוַיֹּ֤רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423thence the threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֤יshe.ShaiH8344,and Ahimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,and Talmaiתַּלְמַ֔יtal.MaiH8526,the childrenיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.

15And he went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thence to the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Debirדְּבִ֑רde.VirH1688:and the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Debirדְּבִ֥רde.VirH1688beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasKirjath–sepherH7158.

16And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,He that smitethיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221Kirjath–sepherH7158,and takethוּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.DahH3920it, to him will I giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915my daughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

17And Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֖זke.NazH7073,the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Calebכָלֵ֑בkha.LevH3612,tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it: and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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