The Meaning of Joshua 15:18 Explained

Joshua 15:18

KJV: And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in her coming in, that she persuadeth him to ask from her father a field, and she lighteth from off the ass, and Caleb saith to her, 'What -- to thee?'

Darby: And it came to pass as she came, that she urged him to ask of her father a field; and she sprang down from the ass. And Caleb said to her, What wouldest thou?

ASV: And it came to pass, when she came unto him , that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said, What wouldest thou?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass, as she came  [unto him], that she moved  him to ask  of her father  a field:  and she lighted off  [her] ass;  and Caleb  said  unto her, What wouldest thou? 

What does Joshua 15:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 15:13-19 - 63, Rewards Of Courage
Arba was the greatest among the Anakim or giants, Joshua 14:15. His three sons were equally formidable, Joshua 15:14. But Caleb subdued them through an omnipotent faith, 1 John 5:4-5. Jesus can give us victory over the Anakim of our hearts; the only condition is faith.
Twice in Scripture we are told this story of Achsah. See Judges 1:13, etc. With fatherly generosity Caleb gave her the upper and the nether springs. When men are right with God they can distribute living water to others. Let us never rest content with the lower, but aspire to the highest, John 3:12, remembering that it is our Father's good pleasure to give.
Alas for the record of Joshua 15:63! Centuries passed till David came and subdued the city, 2 Samuel 5:6. But there would have been no waiting had Judah gone up in the power of God. See Psalms 60:5, etc. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 15

1  The borders of the lot of Judah
13  Caleb's portion and conquest
16  Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter
18  She obtains a blessing of her father
21  The cities of Judah
63  The Jebusites unconquered

What do the individual words in Joshua 15:18 mean?

And it was so when she came [to him] that she persuaded him to ask for her father a field So she dismounted from [her] donkey and said to her Caleb what do you wish
וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁא֤וֹל מֵֽאֵת־ אָבִ֙יהָ֙ שָׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־ לָּֽךְ

וַיְהִ֣י  And  it  was  so 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ  when  she  came  [to  him] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙  that  she  persuaded  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: סוּת  
Sense: to incite, allure, instigate, entice.
לִשְׁא֤וֹל  to  ask 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
אָבִ֙יהָ֙  her  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
שָׂדֶ֔ה  a  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
וַתִּצְנַ֖ח  So  she  dismounted 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: צָנַח  
Sense: (Qal) to go down, descend.
הַחֲמ֑וֹר  [her]  donkey 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲמֹור 
Sense: (he)ass.
וַיֹּֽאמֶר־  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֥הּ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
כָּלֵ֖ב  Caleb 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּלֵב 
Sense: the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture.
לָּֽךְ  do  you  wish 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular

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