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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/judges/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> She said, “Let me have 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/judges/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/bsb/judges/1.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/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. <a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a> So she said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> She said to him, “Give me a blessing: since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me springs of water also.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> She said to him, &#8220Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.&#8221 So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And she said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And she said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, so you shall give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> She said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev (South country), give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> She answered him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs also.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> She answered him, &#8220Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water also.&#8221 So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. <a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> She answered, "I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so please give me 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/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. <a href="/gwt/judges/1.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/judges/1.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/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> "I want this blessing from you," she replied. "Since you've given me land in the Negev, give me water springs, too." So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/msb/judges/1.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/judges/1.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 Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. <a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> She said to him, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land in the Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her according to her heart the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And she said to him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. <a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And she says to him, “Give a blessing to me; when you have given me the south land—then you have given springs of water to me”; and Caleb gives the upper springs and the lower springs to her. <a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And she saith to him, 'Give to me a blessing; when the south land thou hast given me -- then thou hast given to me springs of water; and Caleb giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs. <a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will say to him, Give to me a blessing: for thou gavest to me a south land, and give to me fountains of water. And Caleb will give to her the fountains above and the fountains below.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But she answered: Give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a dry land: give me also a watery land. So Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground. <a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But she responded: “Give a blessing to me. For you have given me a dry land. Also give a watered land.” Therefore, Caleb gave to her the upper watered land and the lower watered land. <a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a> She answered, “Give me a present. Since you have put me in the land of the Negeb, give me pools of water.” So Caleb gave her what she wanted, both the upper and the lower pool. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.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 also Gulloth-mayim.” So Caleb gave her Upper Gulloth and Lower Gulloth.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And she said to him, Give me a blessing; for you have given me a south land; give me also pools of water; and Caleb gave her the upper pools and the lower pools. <a href="/hpbt/judges/1.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 a place of irrigation of waters.” And Kalab gave to her the higher place of irrigation and the lower place of irrigation<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And she said unto him: 'Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the Southland, give me therefore springs of water.' And Caleb gave her the Upper Springs and the Nether Springs. <a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a blessing, for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper springs and the ransom of the low springs. <a href="/parallel/judges/1-15.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/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=140" 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/judges/1.htm">Jerusalem and Hebron Captured</a> …14One 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?” 15<a href="/hebrew/3051.htm" title="3051: hā·ḇāh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To give. A primitive root; to give; generally, to put; imperatively come.">“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/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></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</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">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 as well.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3612.htm" title="3612: kā·lêḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps a form of keleb, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites.">So Caleb</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/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.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5942.htm" title="5942: ‘il·lîṯ (Adj-fsc) -- 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-fpc) -- A basin, bowl. Feminine from galal; a fountain, bowl or globe."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8482.htm" title="8482: taḥ·tîṯ (Adj-fs) -- Lower, lowest. From tachath; lowermost; as noun the depths.">and lower</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> 16Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.…<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="/joshua/15-18.htm">Joshua 15:18-19</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="/numbers/27-1.htm">Numbers 27:1-11</a> Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached / the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said, / “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25</a> They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” <a href="/genesis/33-11.htm">Genesis 33:11</a> Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted. <a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18-19</a> Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys / and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal. <a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11-13</a> King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. / “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. <a href="/2_kings/8-6.htm">2 Kings 8:6</a> When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.” <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Psalm 68:18</a> You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a> until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. <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="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ... <a href="/matthew/21-22.htm">Matthew 21:22</a> If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” <a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Mark 11:24</a> Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-13</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? ... <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</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.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And she said to him, Give me a blessing: for you have given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.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="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18,27</a> Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses… <a href="/2_corinthians/9-5.htm">2 Corinthians 9:5</a> Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.a south land.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/24-10.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/judges/1-14.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.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="/judges/1-9.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Present</a> <a href="/judges/1-9.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Southland</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">South-Land</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Special</a> <a href="/joshua/18-15.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/13-24.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/judges/1-20.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-17.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-17.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Present</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">South</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Southland</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">South-Land</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-6.htm">Special</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div>1. <a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a> 4. <a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a> 8. <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a> 10. <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a> 11. <a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a> 16. <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a> 17. <a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a> 21. <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a> 22. <a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a> 30. <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a> 31. <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a> 33. <a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a> 34. <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</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/judges/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“Give me a blessing,” she answered. In this passage, the speaker is Achsah, the daughter of Caleb. Her request for a blessing reflects the cultural and familial practices of the time, where daughters could petition their fathers for inheritance or additional gifts. The concept of a "blessing" in biblical terms often implies a tangible benefit or favor, which in this context is linked to land and resources. This request can be seen as a parallel to the blessings sought from God, where believers ask for His favor and provision.“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 significant inheritance, yet it also posed challenges due to the lack of water. This phrase highlights the importance of land ownership in ancient Israelite society, where land was not only a source of sustenance but also a sign of God's promise and faithfulness to His people. The allocation of land was a fulfillment of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.“give me springs of water as well.” Water is a critical resource, especially in the arid regions like the Negev. Achsah's request for springs of water underscores the necessity of water for survival and prosperity in the ancient Near East. Springs would provide a reliable source of water for agriculture and livestock, making the land more valuable and productive. This request can be seen as a practical and wise move, ensuring the sustainability of her inheritance. Water in the Bible often symbolizes life, cleansing, and the Holy Spirit, drawing a spiritual parallel to the living water offered by Christ (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. Caleb's response to Achsah's request demonstrates his generosity and understanding of the practical needs associated with the land he had given her. By granting both the upper and lower springs, Caleb ensures that Achsah has ample resources to thrive. This act of giving can be seen as a reflection of God's abundant provision for His people. Caleb, a faithful servant of God, exemplifies the character of a righteous leader who provides for his family. The dual springs may also symbolize the completeness and sufficiency of God's blessings, reminiscent of the dual nature of Christ as both fully God and fully man, providing all that is necessary for spiritual and physical life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/achsah.htm">Achsah</a> The daughter of Caleb, who is proactive in securing resources for her land. Her request demonstrates wisdom and foresight. 2. <a href="/topical/c/caleb.htm">Caleb</a> A leader of the tribe of Judah, known for his faithfulness and courage. He grants Achsah's request, showing his generosity and understanding. 3. <a href="/topical/n/negev.htm">Negev</a> A dry, arid region in the southern part of Israel. The land given to Achsah, which necessitated 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 Achsah, symbolizing provision and sustenance in a dry land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_bold_requests.htm">The Importance of Bold Requests</a> Achsah's example teaches us to approach God with boldness in our requests, trusting in His provision. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_resource_management.htm">Wisdom in Resource Management</a> Achsah's foresight in securing water for her land highlights the importance of planning and resource management in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_provision.htm">Generosity and Provision</a> Caleb's response to Achsah's request exemplifies the Christian call to be generous and to provide for others' needs. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a> Achsah's initiative demonstrates the balance between faith in God's provision and taking action to secure what is needed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a> <a href="/q/how_did_a_jawbone_defeat_1,000_men.htm">In Judges 15:15, how can using a donkey's jawbone account for a victory over 1,000 armed men without breaking or becoming ineffective?</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/why_does_judges_7_contradict_1_chron_21.htm">Why does Judges 7 seemingly contradict other biblical passages that emphasize the need for adequate numbers in battle (e.g., 1 Chronicles 21:1-5)?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_othniel_biblically.htm">Who is Othniel in historical or biblical context?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) A blessing--i.e., "a present" (<a href="/genesis/33-11.htm" title="Take, I pray you, my blessing that is brought to you; because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.">Genesis 33:11</a>).A south land.--The word also means "a dry and barren land" (<a href="/psalms/126-4.htm" title="Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.">Psalm 126:4</a>). The LXX. read "hast given me (in marriage) into a south land."Springs of water.--In thus asking for the fertile land which lay at the foot of the mountain slope, she showed herself at once more provident and less bashful than her husband.The upper springs and the nether springs.--The word here rendered "springs" is gulloth, i.e., "bubblings." Probably the district for which she asked was called "the upper Gulloth" and "the lower Gulloth," just as we have "the upper and the nether Beth-horon" (Beit-ur el-foka and el-tahti). The addition of "the deep green glen" to the arid mountain tract of Debir enormously increased the value of her portion. "The source of this incident," says Dean Stanley, "was first discovered by Dr. Rosen. . . . The word gulloth well applies to this beautiful rivulet. The spots are now called Ain-Nunk-r and Dewir-ban, about one hour south-west of Hebron. Underneath the hill on which Debir stood is a deep valley, rich with verdure from a copious rivulet, which, rising at the crest of the glen, falls with a continuity unusual in Judean hills down to its lowest depth" (Jewish Church, ii. 264, and Sin. Palest., p. 165. Mr. Wilton, in his Negeb, p. 16, identifies it with Kurnuil). Othniel had a son, Hathath (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-13.htm" title="And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.">1Chronicles 4:13</a>), and his posterity continued to late times (<a href="//apocrypha.org/judith/6-15.htm" title="Which were in those days Ozias the son of Micha, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel.">Judith 6:15</a>). . . . <a href="/commentaries/judges/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Give הָֽבָה־ (hā·ḇāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3051.htm">Strong's 3051: </a> To give, to put, imperatively, come me a blessing,” בְרָכָ֗ה (ḇə·rā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> Benediction, prosperity she answered. וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (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 me 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 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 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 [as well].” מָ֑יִם (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen So Caleb כָּלֵ֗ב (kā·lêḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3612.htm">Strong's 3612: </a> Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land 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 both the upper עִלִּ֔ית (‘il·lîṯ) Adjective - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5942.htm">Strong's 5942: </a> High, comparative and lower תַּחְתִּֽית׃ (taḥ·tîṯ) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8482.htm">Strong's 8482: </a> Lowermost, the depths springs. גֻּלֹּ֣ת (gul·lōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1543.htm">Strong's 1543: </a> A fountain, bowl, globe <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/1-15.htm">Judges 1:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">OT History: Judges 1:15 She said to him Give me (Jd Judg. 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