Joshua 15:19 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 15:19

“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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A south land - This term (“negeb”) which is often equivalent to a proper name Jos 15:21, importing the well-defined district which formed the south of the promised land (Num 13:17 note), seems here used in its more general sense Psa 126:4, for a dry or barren land. The rendering of this passage adopted by Septuagint, several versions, and Commentators, etc., “thou hast given me into a south land,” i. e. “hast given me in marriage into a south land” is forced; the construction of the verb “to give,” with two accusatives, is natural and common to many languages.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A blessing - That is, a gift, as that word signifies, Gen. xxxiii, 11. A south land - That is, a dry land, much exposed to the south wind, which in those parts was very hot and drying, as coming from the deserts of Arabia.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֜אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
תְּנָה־	te.nah-	give !	H5414 →
לִּ֣י	li	to <the> me
בְרָכָ֗ה	ve.ra.Khah	a blessing	H1293 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
אֶ֤רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙	ha.Ne.gev	the Negev	H5045 →
נְתַתָּ֔נִי	ne.ta.Ta.ni	you have given to me	H5414 →
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה	ve.na.ta.Tah	and you will give	H5414 →
לִ֖י	li	to <the> me
גֻּלֹּ֣ת	gu.Lot	springs of	H1543 →
מָ֑יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
וַיִּתֶּן־	vai.yi.ten-	and he gave	H5414 →
לָ֗הּ	Lah	to <the> her
אֵ֚ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
גֻּלֹּ֣ת	gu.Lot	springs	H1543 →
עִלִּיּ֔וֹת	i.li.Yot	upper	H5942 →
וְאֵ֖ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
גֻּלֹּ֥ת	gu.Lot	springs	H1543 →
תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ פ	tach.ti.Yot	lower	H8482 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 33:11
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.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:27
  Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 4:18
  I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Genesis 30:43
  Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.
Through
1 Samuel 25:27
Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
leads to
- Genesis 33:11
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 30:26
  When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
Through
Deuteronomy 33:7
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his…
leads to
- Genesis 49:8–12
  Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
- Psalms 21:8
  Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- Isaiah 9:17
  Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Joshua