Judges 1:15

“She said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.”

Judges 1:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 1:15, word by word

She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomer” appears
“Giveהָבָhava

give

To hand something to someone, or to ascribe to him what is due.

Where else “hava” appears
a blessingבְרָכָהveracha

blessing

The good God gives, or words asking for it.

Where else “veracha” appears
you have given meנְתַתָּnetata

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “netata” appears
the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev

Negev

The dry land in the south of Israel.

Where else “negev” appears
springsגֻּלֹּתgulot

spring

Water welling up.

Where else “gulot” appears
of waterמָיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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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.

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the upperעִלִּיתilit

upper

From above, upper.

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and the lowerתַּחְתִּיתtachtit

lowest

Lowest, the lower level; the depths.

Where else “tachtit” appears

The context

14When she came, she urged him to ask her father for the field. She got down from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

15 · This verse (above)

16The sons of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the sons of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev of Arad; and he went and lived with the people.

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