Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 15:16-20

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.

18And it came to pass, as she cameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935unto him,that she movedוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496him to askלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592of her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704:and she lighted offוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795herdonkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543;and Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto her, What wouldest thou?

19Who answeredוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me a blessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293;for thou hast givenנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414me a southהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776;giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414me also springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.And he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414her the upperעִלִּיּ֔וֹתi.li.YotH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543,and the netherתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ פtach.ti.YotH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.

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

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