Judges 1:12
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
In other translations
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559כָּלֵבkalevCalebH3612אֲשֶׁר־'asher-[the one] whoH834יַכֶּהyakehhe will strikeH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853קִרְיַת־kiryat-KiriathH7158סֵפֶרseferSepherH7158וּלְכָדָהּulekhadahand he will capture itH3920וְנָתַתִּיvenatatiand I will giveH5414לוֹloto <the> himאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עַכְסָה'akhsahAchsahH5915בִתִּיvitidaughter myH1323לְאִשָּׁה׃le'ishahto a wifeH802
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Related verses
- Joshua 15:16-1716 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.16 And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” 17 So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
- 1 Samuel 17:25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 18:23And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
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People and places
People: Achsah, Caleb (son of Jephunneh)
Places: Debir