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Joshua 15:16
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14 Caleb drove out athe three sons of Anak from there: bSheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.  
15 Then ahe went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).  
16 aAnd Caleb said, “He who1 attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”  
17 So aOthniel the bson of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him cAchsah his daughter as wife.  
18 aNow it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So bshe dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?”  
19 She answered, “Give me a ablessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.  

The Cities of Judah

20 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families:
21 The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, aEder, Jagur,  
Verse Comparison: Joshua 15:16

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American Standard Version
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

Amplified® Bible
Caleb said, He who smites Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

Contemporary English Version
He told his men, "The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah."

Darby English Version
And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

Good News Bible
Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who succeeds in capturing Kiriath Sepher."

King James Version
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

New American Standard Bible
And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife."

New International Version
And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher."

New King James Version
And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife."

Revised Standard Version
And Caleb said, "Whoever smites Kir'iath-se'pher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."

Young's Literal Translation
And Caleb saith, `He who smiteth Kirjath-Sephar, and hath captured it -- I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'

New English Translation
Caleb said, “To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife.”


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