KJV ORIGINAL
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?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When she came to him, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. She got down from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, 'What do you want?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Achsah, Caleb's daughter, boldly approaching her father to ask for additional land after her marriage.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the distribution of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel after they conquered Canaan. Achsah had been given as a wife to Othniel (who captured the city of Debir), and she was now seeking additional inheritance from her father Caleb, one of the faithful spies who had trusted God to give them the land forty years earlier.
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