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Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.&#8221 So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/nlt/joshua/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> She said, “Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/esv/joshua/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/kjv/joshua/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/15.htm">New King James Version</a> She answered, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me springs of water also.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/nasb/joshua/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then she said, &#8220Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.&#8221 So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/lsb/joshua/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/amp/joshua/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Achsah answered, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the [dry] land of the Negev (South country), give me springs of water, too.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/csb/joshua/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> She replied, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me the springs also.” So he gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> She replied, &#8220Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me the springs of water also.&#8221 So he gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/asv/joshua/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/joshua/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> She answered, "I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so I really need some spring-fed ponds for a water supply." Caleb gave her a couple of small ponds, named Higher Pond and Lower Pond. <a href="/erv/joshua/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/joshua/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> She answered, "Give me a blessing. Since you've given me some dry land, also give me some springs." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/gnt/joshua/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> She answered, "I want some water holes. The land you have given me is in the dry country." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/isv/joshua/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> She replied, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also some springs of water." So he gave her the upper and lower springs. <a href="/msb/joshua/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Give me a blessing,? she answered. ?Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.? So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/net/joshua/15.htm">NET Bible</a> She answered, "Please give me a special present. Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water. So he gave her both upper and lower springs. <a href="/nheb/joshua/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> She said, "Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water." He gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/wbt/joshua/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/joshua/15.htm">World English Bible</a> She said, “Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And she says, “Give a blessing to me; when you have given me the land of the south, then you have given springs of waters to me”; and he gives the upper springs and the lower springs to her. <a href="/ylt/joshua/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And she saith, 'Give to me a blessing; when the land of the south thou hast given me, then thou hast given to me springs of waters;' and he giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/slt/joshua/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will say, Thou wilt give to me a blessing; for a south land thou gavest me, and give to me springs of water: and he will give to her the springs above and the springs beneath.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/joshua/15.htm">New American Bible</a> She answered, “Give me a present! Since you have assigned to me land in the Negeb, give me also pools of water.” So he gave her the upper and the lower pools. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> She said to him, “Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> She said to him, Give me a blessing; because you have given me a heritage in the south land; give me also this pool of water. And Caleb gave her the upper pool and the lower pool. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> She said to him:”Give me a blessing, for you have given me that in the land of the south. Give me this pond of waters.” And Kalab gave her the upper pond and the lower pond<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And she said: 'Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the Southland, give me therefore springs of water.' And he gave her the Upper Springs and the Nether Springs. <a href="/sep/joshua/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for thou hast set me in the land of Nageb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower. <a href="/parallel/joshua/15-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3978" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm">Caleb's Portion and Conquest</a> …18One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?” 19<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nāh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">“Give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1293.htm" title="1293: ḇə·rā·ḵāh (N-fs) -- A blessing. From barak; benediction; by implication prosperity.">a blessing,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">she answered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“Since</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">you have given me</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: han·ne·ḡeḇ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">in the Negev,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1543.htm" title="1543: gul·lōṯ (N-fpc) -- A basin, bowl. Feminine from galal; a fountain, bowl or globe.">springs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">as well.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·ten- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">So Caleb gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5942.htm" title="5942: ‘il·lî·yō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Upper. From alah; high; i.e. Comparative.">both the upper</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1543.htm" title="1543: gul·lōṯ (N-fp) -- A basin, bowl. Feminine from galal; a fountain, bowl or globe."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8482.htm" title="8482: taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Lower, lowest. From tachath; lowermost; as noun the depths.">and lower</a> <a href="/hebrew/1543.htm" title="1543: gul·lōṯ (N-fp) -- A basin, bowl. Feminine from galal; a fountain, bowl or globe.">springs.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/1-14.htm">Judges 1:14-15</a> One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?” / “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a> And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7</a> For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Numbers 21:16-18</a> From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.” / Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it! / The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah, <a href="/2_kings/3-16.htm">2 Kings 3:16-17</a> and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’ / For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’ <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a> The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a> Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ... <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a> On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” <a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a> They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a> There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a> With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a> For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water. <a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a> O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who answered, Give me a blessing; for you have given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.Give me<a href="/judges/1-14.htm">Judges 1:14,15</a> And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? … a blessing<a href="/genesis/33-11.htm">Genesis 33:11</a> Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.<a href="/deuteronomy/33-7.htm">Deuteronomy 33:7</a> And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.<a href="/1_samuel/25-27.htm">1 Samuel 25:27</a> And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/14-13.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-43.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/joshua/13-27.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/joshua/7-14.htm">Present</a> <a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Southland</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">South-Land</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Special</a> <a href="/joshua/13-20.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/joshua/15-9.htm">Water</a> <a href="/joshua/15-9.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/22-6.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/joshua/21-12.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/judges/1-9.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Present</a> <a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">South</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Southland</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">South-Land</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Special</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Water</a> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 15</div>1. <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">The borders of the lot of Judah</a> 13. <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Caleb's portion and conquest</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/15-16.htm">Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter</a> 18. <a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">She obtains a blessing of her father</a> 21. <a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">The cities of Judah</a> 63. <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">The Jebusites unconquered</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>"Give me a blessing," she answered. This phrase reflects the cultural practice of seeking blessings from those in authority or family heads, common in ancient Israelite society. The request for a blessing indicates a recognition of the giver's power to bestow favor and provision. In biblical terms, blessings often involve material prosperity, fertility, or divine favor. This mirrors the patriarchal blessings seen in Genesis, such as Isaac blessing Jacob."Since you have given me land in the Negev," The Negev is a desert region in southern Israel, characterized by its arid climate and sparse vegetation. Receiving land in the Negev would have been a mixed blessing due to its challenging environment. This context highlights the importance of water resources, which were crucial for survival and agriculture. The allocation of land in the Negev reflects the tribal inheritances distributed by Joshua, as seen in the broader narrative of the conquest and settlement of Canaan."give me springs of water as well." Water is a vital resource in the arid climate of the Negev, making springs highly valuable. The request for springs underscores the practical needs of sustaining life and agriculture in a desert region. This request can be seen as a wise and forward-thinking move, ensuring the land's productivity and the well-being of its inhabitants. Biblically, water often symbolizes life and blessing, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> and <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>.So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. Caleb's response demonstrates generosity and wisdom, providing not just what was requested but more. This act of giving both the upper and lower springs ensures a continuous and abundant water supply, reflecting God's provision and care for His people. Caleb's actions can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides abundantly beyond what is asked or imagined, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a>. The dual springs may also symbolize the completeness and sufficiency of God's blessings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/acsah.htm">Acsah</a> The daughter of Caleb, who approaches her father with a request for additional resources to make her land more fruitful. 2. <a href="/topical/c/caleb.htm">Caleb</a> A leader of Israel, known for his faithfulness and courage, who grants his daughter's request for springs of water. 3. <a href="/topical/n/negev.htm">Negev</a> A dry, arid region in southern Israel where Acsah's land was located, necessitating the need for water sources. 4. <a href="/topical/u/upper_and_lower_springs.htm">Upper and Lower Springs</a> The water sources that Caleb grants to Acsah, symbolizing provision and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_bold_requests.htm">The Importance of Bold Requests</a> Acsah's boldness in asking for what she needed is a model for believers to approach God with confidence in prayer. <a href="/topical/p/provision_in_the_midst_of_scarcity.htm">Provision in the Midst of Scarcity</a> Just as Caleb provided for Acsah in the Negev, God provides for His people even in difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fathers_and_leaders.htm">The Role of Fathers and Leaders</a> Caleb's response to his daughter's request highlights the responsibility of leaders to provide and care for those under their charge. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_and_physical_blessings.htm">Spiritual and Physical Blessings</a> The springs of water symbolize both physical sustenance and the spiritual blessings that God offers to His people. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a> Acsah's initiative in seeking additional resources demonstrates the balance of faith and action in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 15</a> <a href="/q/who_was_caleb_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Caleb in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'god_is_in_control'_mean.htm">What does 'God is in control' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_justify_offering_a_daughter_as_a_reward.htm">In Joshua 15:16-19, how can we reconcile the moral implications of offering a daughter as a reward for capturing Kiriath-sepher?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_amalekites.htm">What is the historical identity of the Amalekites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - A southland. Hebrew, the southland. The word Negeb signifies dry (see note on Negeb, <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40</a>). It must be remembered that it became the word for south, because the south of Palestine was an arid tract. Therefore Achsah must be understood as saying, "Thou hast given me a dry country, give me also a reservoir of water." The Vulgate translates Negeb twice over, "australem et arentem" (arentem only <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15</a>). The LXX. translates both Negeb and Gulloth as proper names. But in the parallel passage in Judges Negeb is translated "south," and Gulloth appears as λύτρωσιν, as if from גלה to remove. Nothing can more clearly show that the LXX. translation is the work of Springs of water. גֻּלּת different hands. akin to our well and the German quelle, and derived from גלל to roll, from the circular motion observable in springs, as also from the rolling of waves. The Chaldee renders the house of irrigation (בֵיתּ שַׁקְיָא). Knobel translates reservoirs. The upper springs and the lower springs (see note on Debit, <a href="/joshua/10-38.htm">Joshua 10:38</a>). <a href="/commentaries/joshua/15-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Give תְּנָה־ (tə·nāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set me לִּ֣י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a blessing,” בְרָכָ֗ה (ḇə·rā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> Benediction, prosperity she replied. וַתֹּ֜אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Since כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you have given נְתַתָּ֔נִי (nə·ṯat·tā·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set me land אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land in the Negev, הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ (han·ne·ḡeḇ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> South country, the Negeb, south give וְנָתַתָּ֥ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set me also לִ֖י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> springs גֻּלֹּ֣ת (gul·lōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1543.htm">Strong's 1543: </a> A fountain, bowl, globe of water.” מָ֑יִם (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen So [Caleb] gave וַיִּתֶּן־ (way·yit·ten-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set her לָ֗הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> the upper עִלִּיּ֔וֹת (‘il·lî·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5942.htm">Strong's 5942: </a> High, comparative and lower תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ (taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8482.htm">Strong's 8482: </a> Lowermost, the depths springs. גֻּלֹּ֣ת (gul·lōṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1543.htm">Strong's 1543: </a> A fountain, bowl, globe <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/15-19.htm">Joshua 15:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">OT History: Joshua 15:19 She said Give me a blessing (Josh. 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