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OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said give to/for_me a_blessing if/because the_land the_Negeⱱ given_me and_you(ms)_will_give to_me springs of_water and_gave to/for_her/it DOM springs upper and_DOM springs lower.
OET (OET-RV) “Give me a blessing,” she answered, “because you’ve given me land in the Negev desert region, so now give me some springs as well for water.” So he gave her both the upper and the lower springs.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative
Give
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said give, to/for=me blessing that/for/because/then/when earth/land the,Negev given,me and=you(ms)_will_give to=me springs water and,gave to/for=her/it DOM springs upper and=DOM springs lower )
This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: “Please give”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
a blessing
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said give, to/for=me blessing that/for/because/then/when earth/land the,Negev given,me and=you(ms)_will_give to=me springs water and,gave to/for=her/it DOM springs upper and=DOM springs lower )
In this context, the word blessing is an abstract noun. It does not refer to something that someone would say to cause good and beneficial things to happen to a person. Instead, it refers to a good and beneficial thing itself. If your language does not use abstract nouns in this way, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “something that will benefit me”
Note 3 topic: translate-tense
you shall also give to me
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said give, to/for=me blessing that/for/because/then/when earth/land the,Negev given,me and=you(ms)_will_give to=me springs water and,gave to/for=her/it DOM springs upper and=DOM springs lower )
Aksah is using a verb form that could either indicate what a person ought to do or what a person is going to do. This could mean: (1) that since the land Caleb gave Aksah and Othniel was dry, he also ought to give them some land with springs of water. Alternate translation: “you should also give me” (2) that Aksah is answering Caleb’s question and this is implicitly her request. Alternate translation: “my request is that you will also give me”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
springs of waters & the upper springs and the lower springs
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said give, to/for=me blessing that/for/because/then/when earth/land the,Negev given,me and=you(ms)_will_give to=me springs water and,gave to/for=her/it DOM springs upper and=DOM springs lower )
Aksah and the author are using these expressions to mean by association the land on which these springs were located. Alternate translation: “some land that has springs of waters … some land in that area where there were upper springs and lower springs”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo
springs of waters
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said give, to/for=me blessing that/for/because/then/when earth/land the,Negev given,me and=you(ms)_will_give to=me springs water and,gave to/for=her/it DOM springs upper and=DOM springs lower )
It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: “springs” or “land on which there are springs”
15:1-63 Judah’s tribal allotment is described in greater detail than that of the other tribes. The failures of Judah’s elder brothers (Gen 34:25-31; 35:22) put him in line to receive the mantle of leadership. Thus, the tribe of Judah received a central geographical position among the tribes, guaranteeing its leadership in the nation (Gen 49:8-12; Deut 33:7).
OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said give to/for_me a_blessing if/because the_land the_Negeⱱ given_me and_you(ms)_will_give to_me springs of_water and_gave to/for_her/it DOM springs upper and_DOM springs lower.
OET (OET-RV) “Give me a blessing,” she answered, “because you’ve given me land in the Negev desert region, so now give me some springs as well for water.” So he gave her both the upper and the lower springs.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.