And whenוַיְהִי בְּshe came,בוֹאָהּshe urged himוַתְּסִיתֵהוּto askלִשְׁאוֹלher fatherמֵאֵת אָבִיfor the field.הָ שָׂדֶהAnd she got downוַתִּצְנַחfromמֵעַלthe donkey,הַחֲמוֹרand Calebוַ כָּלֵבsaidיֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Whatמַהis the matterwith you?”לָּךְ
Joshua 15:18
Study it in the app“And when she came, she urged him to ask her father for the field. And she got down from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What is the matter with you?””
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Joshua 15:18, word by word
- And whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- she cameבוֹאָvoa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “voa” appears- she urged himתְּסִיתֵtesite
incite, entice
Incite: push someone to do something, especially evil; entice.
Where else “tesite” appears- to askשְׁאוֹלsheol
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “sheol” appears- her fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- for the fieldשָׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- And she got downתִּצְנַחtitsnach
get down
To dismount from one's animal.
Where else “titsnach” appears- the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- and Calebכָּלֵבkalev
Caleb
Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.
Where else “kalev” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears
The context
17And Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
18 · This verse (above)
19And she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.