The Meaning of Judges 1:15 Explained

Judges 1:15

KJV: And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

YLT: And she saith to him, 'Give to me a blessing; when the south land thou hast given me -- then thou hast given to me springs of water; and Caleb giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Darby: She said to him, "Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

ASV: And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

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What is the context of Judges 1:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

What does Judges 1:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 1:1-15 - Renewing The Conquest

The land had been given. There could be no doubt about that. In the ancient covenant which Jehovah had made with Abram, He said: "Unto thy seed have I given this land." See Genesis 15:18. It had also been conquered and divided by lot, as we learn in Joshua 14:1-5. The portion of Judah is specified in Joshua 15:1-63. But notwithstanding all, each tribe had to possess its own, first by the sword, and ultimately by the plow and the spade.

It is not enough to be assured that "we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus." We must possess our possessions. By faith, and patience, and daily use, we must appropriate the resources which are stored up in Christ Jesus. See Obadiah 1:17; Ephesians 1:3. Let us not be content with the nether springs of ordinary experience, but let us seek the upper springs that arise hard by the throne of God!

"Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,

As the swift seasons roll!"¦

Till thou at length art free,

Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 1

¹ The acts of Judah and Simeon
⁴ Adonibezek justly requited
⁸ Jerusalem taken
¹⁰ Hebron taken
¹¹ Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir
¹⁶ The Kenites dwell in Judah
¹⁷ Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken
²¹ The acts of Benjamin
²² Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel
³⁰ Of Zebulun
³¹ Of Asher
³³ Of Naphtali
³⁴ Of Dan

What do the individual words in Judges 1:15 mean?

So she said to him Give me a blessing since land of the Negev you have given me and give me springs of water And gave her Caleb - the springs upper and lower -

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ הָֽבָה־ לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־ לָ֣הּ כָּלֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּ֔ית וְאֵ֖ת תַּחְתִּֽית פ

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר	So she said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ל֜וֹ	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הָֽבָה־	Give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: הַב Sense: to give, provide, ascribe, come.
לִּ֣י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בְרָכָ֗ה	a blessing
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּרָכָה Sense: blessing.
כִּ֣י	since
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֶ֤רֶץ	land
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙	of the Negev
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶגֶב Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
נְתַתָּ֔נִי	you have given me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה	and give
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֖י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
גֻּלֹּ֣ת	springs
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: גֻּלָּה Sense: bowl, spring, basin.
מָ֑יִם	of water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וַיִּתֶּן־	And gave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לָ֣הּ	her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
כָּלֵ֗ב	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.
אֵ֚ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
גֻּלֹּ֣ת	the springs
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: גֻּלָּה Sense: bowl, spring, basin.
עִלִּ֔ית	upper
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular construct Root: עֵלִי Sense: upper.
תַּחְתִּֽית	lower
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: תַּחְתִּי Sense: low, lower, lowest.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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