13 Now (A)he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion (B)among the sons of Judah, in accordance with the [a]command of the Lord to Joshua, namely, [b]Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). 14 And (C)Caleb [c]drove out from there the three (D)sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 Then (E)he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir previously was Kiriath-sepher. 16 And Caleb said, “The one who [d]attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, [e]I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife.” 17 (F)Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife. 18 (G)And it happened that when she came to him, she incited him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” 19 Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the [f]Negev, give me springs of water also.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:13 Lit mouth
  2. Joshua 15:13 I.e., the city of Arba
  3. Joshua 15:14 Or dispossessed them
  4. Joshua 15:16 Lit strikes
  5. Joshua 15:16 Lit and I
  6. Joshua 15:19 I.e., South country

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