Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
She answered, 'Give me a blessing, because you have given me land in the south that is dry; please also give me springs of water.' So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
The writer is showing how a daughter boldly asked her father for additional water sources to go with the dry land he had given her, and he generously provided them.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Caleb's daughter Achsah speaking to her father after her marriage to Othniel, who had conquered the city of Debir. In the arid climate of ancient Palestine, water sources were extremely valuable and necessary for survival and prosperity. Caleb had given his daughter land in the Negev (southern desert region) as a wedding gift, but she wisely recognized that dry land without water would be of limited value.
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