Judges Chapter 1 verse 12 Holy Bible
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
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And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.
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And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kir'iath-se'pher and takes it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife."
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.
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Caleb said, He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.
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and Caleb saith, `He who smiteth Kirjath-Sepher -- and hath captured it -- then I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) And Caleb said.--See Joshua 15:16. Caleb was a "Kenizzite," which seems to imply that he was descended from Kenaz, a grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:11). In Numbers 13:6 he is mentioned as being a prince (nasi, or chief, rosh) of the tribe of Judah. He was certainly affiliated to that tribe; but if the name "Caleb" means "dog," it would seem a very unlikely name for a pure Jew, for I cannot think that the effort to trace a sort of totem system (or naming of tribes from animals) among the ancient Jews (Journ. of Philology, June, 1880) is successful. His father's name. Je-phunneh, is of uncertain derivation. Frst and Meier derive Caleb from a root meaning "valiant;" but the peculiarity of the expressions used respecting him in Joshua 15:13; Joshua 14:14, together with certain marked names and features in the genealogies of his family, at least give some probability to the conjecture that he was of foreign origin.Will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.--Comp. 1Samuel 17:25; 1Samuel 18:17. So the Messenian hero Aristomenes gave a peasant woman, who had saved his life, in marriage to his son. This story shows the strength and importance of this fastness of the south, which is also proved by the fact that Caleb has to refer to his unbroken strength before he gains permission to win the region by the sword (Joshua 14:11). . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd Calebכָּלֵ֔ב (kā·lêḇ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3612: Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the landsaid,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“To the manאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatwho strikes downיַכֶּ֥ה (yak·keh)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikeKiriath-sepherסֵ֖פֶר (sê·p̄er)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 7158: Kiriath-sepher -- 'city of writing', a city in Judahand captures it,וּלְכָדָ֑הּ (ū·lə·ḵā·ḏāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohereI will giveוְנָתַ֥תִּי (wə·nā·ṯat·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setmy daughterבִתִּ֖י (ḇit·tî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1323: A daughterAcsahעַכְסָ֥ה (‘aḵ·sāh)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 5915: Achsah -- a daughter of Calebin marriage.”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleJump to PreviousAchsah Acsah Attacks Caleb Captured Captures Daughter Kiriath Kiriath-Sepher Kir'iath-Se'pher Kirjathsepher Kirjath-Sepher Marriage Overcomes Sepher Smiteth Strikes Wife
