Judges - 1:12



12 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 said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
And Caleb said: He that shall take Cariath-Sepher, and lay it waste, to him will I give my daughter Axa to wife.
And Caleb said, |He who attacks Kir'iath-se'pher and takes it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.|
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.
and Caleb saith, 'He who smiteth Kirjath-Sepher, and hath captured it, then I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'
And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjathsepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.
And Caleb said, "Whoever will strike Kiriath-Sepher, and will lay waste to it, I will give to him my daughter Achsah as wife."

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Caleb, etc. - See this whole account, which is placed here by way of recapitulation, in Joshua 15:13-19 (note), and the explanatory notes there.

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it,
to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. See Gill on Joshua 15:16.

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