Judges 1:15
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And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
In other translations
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559לוֹloto <the> himהָבָה־havah-give !H3051לִּיlito <the> meבְרָכָהverakhaha blessingH1293כִּיkiforH3588אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776הַנֶּגֶבhanegevthe NegevH5045נְתַתָּנִיnetataniyou have given to meH5414וְנָתַתָּהvenatatahand you will giveH5414לִיlito <the> meגֻּלֹּתgulotsprings ofH1543מָיִםmayimwaterH4325וַיִּתֶּן־vaiyiten-and he gaveH5414לָהּlahto <the> herכָּלֵבkalevCalebH3612אֵת'et<obj.>H853גֻּלֹּתgulotspringsH1543עִלִּית'ilitupperH5942וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853גֻּלֹּתgulotspringsH1543תַּחְתִּית׃ פtachtitlowerH8482
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Hebrews 6:7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
- 1 Peter 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Genesis 33:11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
- 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys
- 1 Samuel 25:27And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
- 2 Corinthians 9:5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
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People and places
People: Caleb (son of Jephunneh)
Places: Gulloth-mayim, Lower Gulloth, Negeb, Upper Gulloth