Judges 1:14

Verse

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

American Standard Version (1901)

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 unto her, What wouldest thou?

Bible in Basic English

Now when she came to him, he put into her mind the idea of requesting a field from her father: and she got down from her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?

Free Bible Version

When Acsah came to Othniel, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”

Geneva Bible 1599

And when shee came to him, shee mooued him to aske of her father a field, and shee lighted off her asse, and Caleb saide vnto her, What wilt thou?

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey, and when she got off the donkey, Caleb could see that something was troubling her. So he asked her, “What do you want?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Soon Aksah came to Othniel, and she urged him to ask her father to give her a field. As she was getting off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron

¹³So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage. ¹⁴One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

Sermons

What Happened?

K.P. Yohannan

Summary

This verse describes how Caleb's daughter, Achsah, urged her husband to ask her father for a field. She not only requested the land but also requested springs of water to accompany it. Achsah's boldness and initiative in seeking blessings from her father and God serve as a reminder of the importance of persistence and faith in prayer. Her actions demonstrate the value of seeking God's provision and blessings with confidence and trust, setting an example for believers to approach God with boldness and specific requests.

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