13{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.13",
"source": "וּלְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה נָ֤תַן חֵ֙לֶק֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק הִ֥יא חֶבְרֽוֹן׃",
"text": "And-to-*Kālēb* son-of-*Yəpunneh* *nātan* *ḥēleq* in-*tôk* *bənê*-*Yəhûdāh* unto-*pî* *YHWH* to-*Yəhôšuaʿ* *ʾet*-*Qiryat* *ʾArbaʿ* *ʾăbî* the-*ʿĂnāq* she *Ḥebrôn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kālēb*": "proper noun - Caleb",
"*Yəpunneh*": "proper noun - Jephunneh",
"*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave",
"*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular - portion/share",
"*tôk*": "construct noun, masculine singular - midst of",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of/children of",
"*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*pî*": "construct noun, masculine singular - mouth/command of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Qiryat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - city of",
"*ʾArbaʿ*": "proper noun - Arba",
"*ʾăbî*": "construct noun, masculine singular - father of",
"*ʿĂnāq*": "definite proper noun - the Anak",
"*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron"
},
"variants": {
"*nātan*": "gave/granted/assigned",
"*ḥēleq*": "portion/share/allotment",
"*tôk*": "midst/among/within",
"*pî*": "mouth/command/word",
"*ʾăbî*": "father of/ancestor of/founder of"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.14",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃",
"text": "*Wayyōreš* from-there *Kālēb* *ʾet*-three *bənê* the-*ʿĂnāq* *ʾet*-*Šēšay* and-*ʾet*-*ʾĂḥîman* and-*ʾet*-*Talmay* *yəlîdê* the-*ʿĂnāq*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wayyōreš*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out/dispossessed",
"*Kālēb*": "proper noun - Caleb",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of",
"*ʿĂnāq*": "definite proper noun - the Anak",
"*Šēšay*": "proper noun - Sheshai",
"*ʾĂḥîman*": "proper noun - Ahiman",
"*Talmay*": "proper noun - Talmai",
"*yəlîdê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - descendants of",
"*ʿĂnāq*": "definite proper noun - the Anak"
},
"variants": {
"*Wayyōreš*": "drove out/dispossessed/disinherited",
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*yəlîdê*": "descendants/children/offspring"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.15",
"source": "וַיַּ֣עַל מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑ר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥ר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃",
"text": "*Wayyaʿal* from-there unto-*yōšəbê* *Dəbir* and-name-of-*Dəbir* to-*pānîm* *Qiryat*-*Sēper*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wayyaʿal*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up",
"*yōšəbê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - inhabitants of",
"*Dəbir*": "proper noun - Debir",
"*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - before/formerly",
"*Qiryat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - city of",
"*Sēper*": "noun, masculine singular - book/scroll"
},
"variants": {
"*Wayyaʿal*": "went up/ascended/advanced",
"*yōšəbê*": "inhabitants/dwellers/residents",
"*pānîm*": "before/formerly/previously",
"*Sēper*": "book/scroll/writing"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.16",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי ל֛וֹ אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yōmer* *Kālēb* *ʾăšer*-*yakkeh* *ʾet*-*qiryat*-*sēper* *ū*-*lәkādāh* *wә*-*nātattî* *lô* *ʾet*-*ʿaksāh* *bittî* *lә*-*ʾiššâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yōmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Kālēb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Caleb",
"*ʾăšer*-*yakkeh*": "relative pronoun + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who/whoever strikes",
"*ʾet*-*qiryat*-*sēper*": "direct object marker + proper noun construct - Kiriath-sepher",
"*ū*-*lәkādāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and captures it",
"*wә*-*nātattî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st singular - and I will give",
"*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾet*-*ʿaksāh*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Achsah",
"*bittî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my daughter",
"*lә*-*ʾiššâ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - for/as wife"
},
"variants": {
"*qiryat*-*sēper*": "city of book/writing/scribe",
"*lәkādāh*": "captures it/seizes it/takes possession of it",
"*nātattî*": "I will give/I shall give"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.17",
"source": "וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־קְנַ֖ז אֲחִ֣י כָלֵ֑ב וַיִּתֶּן־ל֛וֹ אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yilkәdāh* *ʿotnîʾēl* *ben*-*qәnaz* *ʾăḥî* *kālēb* *wa*-*yitten*-*lô* *ʾet*-*ʿaksāh* *bittô* *lә*-*ʾiššâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yilkәdāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he captured it",
"*ʿotnîʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Othniel",
"*ben*-*qәnaz*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Kenaz",
"*ʾăḥî*": "noun masculine singular construct - brother of",
"*kālēb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Caleb",
"*wa*-*yitten*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾet*-*ʿaksāh*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Achsah",
"*bittô*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter",
"*lә*-*ʾiššâ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - for/as wife"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḥî* *kālēb*": "brother of Caleb/Caleb's brother/relative of Caleb",
"*yilkәdāh*": "captured it/seized it/took possession of it"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.18",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁא֤וֹל מֵֽאֵת־אָבִ֙יהָ֙ שָׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yәhî* *bә*-*bôʾāh* *wa*-*tәsîtēhû* *li*-*šәʾôl* *mē*-*ʾēt*-*ʾābîhā* *śādeh* *wa*-*tiṣnaḥ* *mē*-*ʿal* *ha*-*ḥămôr* *wa*-*yōmer*-*lāh* *kālēb* *mah*-*lāk*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yәhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass",
"*bә*-*bôʾāh*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her coming/when she came",
"*wa*-*tәsîtēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she persuaded/incited him",
"*li*-*šәʾôl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to ask",
"*mē*-*ʾēt*-*ʾābîhā*": "preposition + direct object marker + noun masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - from her father",
"*śādeh*": "noun masculine singular - field",
"*wa*-*tiṣnaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she dismounted/alighted",
"*mē*-*ʿal*": "compound preposition - from upon",
"*ha*-*ḥămôr*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the donkey",
"*wa*-*yōmer*-*lāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he said to her",
"*kālēb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Caleb",
"*mah*-*lāk*": "interrogative + preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - what [is] to you/what do you want"
},
"variants": {
"*tәsîtēhû*": "she persuaded him/she incited him/she urged him",
"*tiṣnaḥ*": "she dismounted/she alighted/she got down",
"*mah*-*lāk*": "what do you want/what is the matter with you/what concerns you"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.19",
"source": "וַתֹּ֜אמֶר תְּנָה־לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֗הּ אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּיּ֔וֹת וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ פ",
"text": "*wa*-*tōmer* *tәnāh*-*lî* *bәrākāh* *kî* *ʾereṣ* *ha*-*negeb* *nәtattānî* *wә*-*nātattāh* *lî* *gullōt* *māyim* *wa*-*yitten*-*lāh* *ʾēt* *gullōt* *ʿilliyyôt* *wә*-*ʾēt* *gullōt* *taḥtiyyôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*tōmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*tәnāh*-*lî*": "Qal imperative masculine singular + preposition with 1st singular suffix - give to me",
"*bәrākāh*": "noun feminine singular - blessing/gift",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of",
"*ha*-*negeb*": "definite article + proper noun - the Negev/south",
"*nәtattānî*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - you have given me",
"*wә*-*nātattāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and give",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me",
"*gullōt*": "noun feminine plural construct - springs of",
"*māyim*": "noun masculine plural - water",
"*wa*-*yitten*-*lāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he gave to her",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*gullōt* *ʿilliyyôt*": "noun feminine plural construct + noun feminine plural - upper springs",
"*wә*-*ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*gullōt* *taḥtiyyôt*": "noun feminine plural construct + noun feminine plural - lower springs"
},
"variants": {
"*bәrākāh*": "blessing/gift/present",
"*ha*-*negeb*": "the south/the Negev/dry land",
"*gullōt*": "springs/basins/bowls of water"
}
}