KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Joshua 15:15–17
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Joshua 15:15
15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
15And he went vp thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kiriath-Sepher.
Joshua 15:16
16¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
16¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-Sepher, and taketh it, to him will I giue Achsah my daughter to wife.
Joshua 15:17
17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
17And Othniel the sonne of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, tooke it: and hee gaue him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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DEFINED WORDS
Joshua 15:15
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
inhabitants
People who dwell or reside in a place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Joshua 15:16
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Joshua 15:17
A male sibling; a near kinsman; or a fellow member of a people or faith, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study38¶ And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
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Open the full verse study3Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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Open the full verse study11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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Open the full verse study6But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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Open the full verse study9And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
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Open the full verse study6¶ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
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Open the full verse study11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
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Open the full verse study49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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Open the full verse study12Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.
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