Joshua 15:19 - Tree of Life Version “Give me a blessing,” she said. “For you have given me land in the Negev, you should also give me springs of water.” So he gave her the Upper Springs and the Lower Springs. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Achsah answered, Give me a present. Since you have set me in the [dry] Negeb, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the [sloping field with] upper and lower springs. American Standard Version (1901) And she said, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. Common English Bible She said, “Give me a blessing. Since the land you’ve given me is in the arid southern plain, you should also give me springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. Catholic Public Domain Version But she answered: "Give a blessing to me. You have given to me a southern and dry land; join to it also a watered land." And so Caleb gave to her the watered land above and below it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But she answered: Give me a blessing. Thou hast given me a southern and dry land, give me also a land that is watered. And Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground. |
Please, take my blessing that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me, and because I have everything.” So he kept urging him until he accepted.
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on to you and arrange ahead of time your generous gift that had been promised beforehand, so that it would be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.
Now this is for Judah. He said, ‘Hear, Adonai, the voice of Judah! Bring him to his people. His hands contended for him, so You will be a help against his foes.’
Now it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her: “What do you need?”
This is the portion of the tribe of the children of Judah by their clans:
Now let this blessing, which your maidservant has brought to my lord, be given to the young men who are accompanying my lord.