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Judges 1:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife. "
Judges 1:13
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11 From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
12 Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”
13 Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
14 When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”
15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
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Judges 1:1
"After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”"
Judges 1:2
"The LORD said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”"
Judges 1:3
"Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him."
Judges 1:4
"Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek."
Judges 1:5
"They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites."
Judges 1:6
"But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes."
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