JOS 15:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐξωλόθρευσεν ἐκεῖθεν Χάλεβ υἱὸς Ἰεφονὴ τοὺς τρεῖς υἱοὺς Ἐνὰκ, τὸν Σουσὶ καὶ Θολαμὶ καὶ τὸν Ἀχιμᾶ.
(Kai exōlothreusen ekeithen Ⱪaleb huios Iefonaʸ tous treis huious Enak, ton Sousi kai Tholami kai ton Aⱪima. )

BrTr And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.

ULT And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.

UST Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans.

OEB Caleb drove out the three groups of of Anakites, the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, who were the descendants of Anak.

WEBBE Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Caleb drove out from there three Anakites – Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

LSV And Caleb is dispossessing there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,

FBV Caleb drove out three family groups—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.[fn]

15:14 See Numbers 13:22. Since these names are mentioned more than forty years previously, it seems these are names for the larger family groups.

T4T Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people-group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans.

LEB Caleb drove out from there three of Anak’s sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants[fn] of Anak.

15:14 Or “children”

BBE And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.

Moff Caleb drove out the three giant sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

JPS And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

ASV And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

DRA And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Ehac, Sesai and Ahiman. and Tholmai of the race of Enac.

YLT And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,

Drby And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.

RV And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

SLT And Caleb drove from thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman and Talmai, children of Anak.

Wbstr And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

KJB-1769 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

KJB-1611 And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Enac, Sesai, and Ahiman, and Thalmai, which were the sonnes of Enac.
(And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Enac, Sesai, and Ahiman, and Thalmai, which were the sons of Enac.)

Gnva And Caleb droue thence three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the sonnes of Anak.
(And Caleb drove thence three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak. )

Cvdl And Caleb droue from thence the thre sonnes of Enak, Sesai, Ahiman, and Thalmas begotten of Enak.
(And Caleb drove from thence the three sons of Enak, Sesai, Ahiman, and Thalmas begotten of Enak.)

Wycl And Caleph dide awei fro it thre sones of Enach, Sisai, and Achyman, and Tholmai, of the generacioun of Enach.
(And Caleph did away from it three sons of Enach, Sisai, and Achyman, and Tholmai, of the generation of Enach.)

Luth Und Kaleb vertrieb von dannen die drei Söhne Enaks: Sesai, Ahiman und Thalmai, geboren von Enak.
(And Kaleb distribution from then the three sons Enaks: Sesai, Ahiman and Thalmai, born from Enak.)

ClVg Delevitque ex ea Caleb tres filios Enac, Sesai et Ahiman et Tholmai de stirpe Enac.
(Delevitque from them Caleb three children Enac, Sesai and Ahiman and Tholmai from/about stock Enac. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–63 The tribe of Judah received their land

This section describes the boundaries of the tribe of Judah and lists the towns that are within those boundaries.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The boundaries of Judah

The land of the tribe of Judah

Paragraph 15:13–19

This paragraph tells about Caleb and his daughter Acsah (also spelled Aksah or Achsah in other English versions). The story of Caleb starts in Numbers 13. In Joshua 14:6–15 Caleb received land from Joshua. In this paragraph Caleb gave Acsah a gift of land when she married Othni-el.

15:14a

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—

Caleb forced the three clans of Anak people to leave there.
Caleb attacked the three clans of Anak who lived in Hebron and made them leave.

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: The clause Caleb drove out from there indicates that Caleb attacked the three sons of Anak and made them leave Hebron.

the three sons of Anak: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as sons can refer to a group of descendants. In this verse it is likely that the three sons of Anak refers to three tribes of the descendants of Anak.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Caleb forced three tribes of Anak people to leave there

Caleb attacked the three tribes of Anak people who lived in Hebron and made them leave

15:14b

the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Those were the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descended from Anak.
They were the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. Anak was their ancestor.

the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak: The names Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai refer to three tribes. Anak was their forefather. These tribes are also mentioned in Numbers 13:22 and Judges 1:10.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Those were the tribes of Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, all descended from Anak

These were the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, who were descended from Anak

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Othniel Rescues Israel

Joshua 15:13-19; Judges 1:11-15; 3:8-11

Though Scripture affords Othniel son of Kenaz a mere six verses to detail his accomplishments, the significance of what he accomplished should not be underestimated. Othniel is first mentioned during the initial conquest of the land, and it is noted that he was the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Joshua. As the Israelites were seeking to capture Kiriath-sepher (later renamed Debir), Caleb offered the reward of his daughter Achsah (Othniel’s cousin) as a wife for whoever could take the town. Othniel took the town and received Achsah as his wife, and Caleb also granted him the nearby springs. After this, the writer of Judges recounts how the Israelites lived among the pagan inhabitants of the land, intermarried with them, and worshiped their gods. Therefore the Lord became angry with them, and he allowed them to be dominated by King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim, who ruled over most of northwest Mesopotamia. This was the same land where Abraham lived before journeying on to Canaan (Genesis 11:27-31; also see “The World of the Patriarchs” map), the homeland of Isaac’s wife Rebekah (Genesis 24:10), the land to which Jacob fled to escape the wrath of his twin brother Esau (Genesis 28; also see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map), and the homeland of Balaam son of Beor (Numbers 22:4-5; also see “Balaam Blesses Israel” map). As the first judge of Israel, Othniel led Israel from about 1374-1334 B.C., so it is likely that the kingdom of Cushan-rishathaim was the Mitanni kingdom, which ruled Aram-naharaim from about 1600-1260 B.C. If this is true, it is likely that Cushan-rishathaim was Eriba-Adad I, who ruled Mitanni from about 1390–1366 B.C. The name Cushan-rishathaim, meaning “Cush of the two wickednesses,” may have been an intentional corruption in Hebrew of an otherwise unknown name of Eriba-Adad I. By Othniel’s time, the Mitanni kingdom was beginning a period of decline, so their oppression of the newly established Israelite tribes may have been an attempt to reestablish their dominance throughout the region. Scripture succinctly notes that “the spirit of the Lord came upon [Othniel],” and he waged war against Cushan-rishathaim and defeated him, and the land of Israel had rest for forty years (Judges 3:10-11). Othniel’s bravery during this early period of Israel’s settlement in Canaan ultimately led the nation to victory and survival during a very vulnerable period of their history. And although the Mitanni kingdom continued to rule Aram-naharaim for another century, Othniel’s actions undoubtedly contributed to its continued decline and eventual collapse.

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Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).

Parallel JOS 15:14

Section 15:1–63 The tribe of Judah received their land

Paragraph 15:13–19

15:14a

15:14b

Othniel Rescues Israel

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land