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13 Othniel, Caleb’s nephew through his younger brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb[a] awarded him his daughter Achsah in marriage.

14 Later on, after she had arrived, she urged Othniel[b] to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want[c] for yourself?”

15 “I want this blessing from you,” she replied. “Since you’ve given me land in the Negev,[d] give me water springs, too.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:13 Lit. he
  2. Judges 1:14 Lit. him
  3. Judges 1:14 The Heb. lacks do you want
  4. Judges 1:15 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40