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Joshua 15:12-17 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12. And the western border is to the Great Sea and its coast. This is the border surrounding the descendants of Judah according to their families.

13. According to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, he gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a plot of ground among the descendants of Judah, Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was Anak’s father).

14. Caleb drove out from there three of Anak’s sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

15. And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).

16. And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him my daughter Acsah as a wife.”

17. Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.

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