^1:11From there they attacked the people of Debir.¹⁵ (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.) ^1:12Caleb said, “To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife.” ^1:13When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother,¹⁶ captured it, Caleb¹⁷ gave him his daughter Acsah as a wife.

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15 Heb “they went from there against the inhabitants of Debir.” The reads the verb as “they went up,” which suggests that the Hebrew text translated by the read וַיַּעַל (vayya’al) rather than the ’s וַיֵּלֶךְ (vayyelekh). It is possible that this is the text to be preferred in v. 11. Cf. Josh 15:15.
16 “Caleb’s younger brother” may refer to Othniel or to Kenaz (in which case Othniel was Caleb’s nephew; so ).
17 Heb “he”; the referent (Caleb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.” And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

From there they marched against the residents of Debir (Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher).

Caleb said, “Whoever attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher, I will give my daughter Achsah to him as a wife.” So Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s youngest brother, captured it, and Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to him as his wife.

NLTNew Living Translation

From there they went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.” Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And from there they went to the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher). And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him Acsah my daughter as a wife.” Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.

KJV 1900King James Version

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

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