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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 1
כָּלֵ֔בka.LevCaleb
Lemma: כָּלֵב (ka.lev) · Strong's: H3612G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Caleb
Used 28 times. Also: Numbers 13:6, Numbers 13:30, Numbers 14:6, Numbers 14:24, Numbers 14:30, Numbers 14:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3612G; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 2
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[the one] who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 3
יַכֶּ֥הya.Kehhe will strike
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 5
קִרְיַת\־kir.yat-Kiriath
Lemma: קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר (qir.yat san.nah) · Strong's: H7158
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kiriath-sannah
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 15:15, Joshua 15:16, Joshua 15:49, Judges 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7158; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 6
סֵ֖פֶרSe.ferSepher
Lemma: קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר (qir.yat san.nah) · Strong's: H7158
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kiriath-sannah
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 15:15, Joshua 15:16, Joshua 15:49, Judges 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7158; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 7
וּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.Dahand he will capture it
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 8
וְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiand I will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414O
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to give: give(marriage)
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 29:26, Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:9, Genesis 34:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414O; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 10
עַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahAchsah
Lemma: עַכְסָה (akh.sah) · Strong's: H5915G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Achsah
Used 4 times. Also: Joshua 15:16, Joshua 15:17, Judges 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5915G; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 11
בִתִּ֖יvi.Tidaughter my
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 12
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wife
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Judges 1:12 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Caleb | → | כָּלֵב H3612G Caleb |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| To the man | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| who strikes down | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| Kiriath-sepher | → | קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר H7158 Kiriath-sannah |
| and captures it | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| I will give | → | נָתַן H5414O to give: give(marriage) |
| my daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| Acsah | → | עַכְסָה H5915G Achsah |
| in marriage | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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