The Meaning of Judges 1:14 Explained

Judges 1:14

KJV: 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?

YLT: 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?'

Darby: When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field; and she alighted from her ass, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?"

ASV: 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?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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? 

What does Judges 1:14 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 1:14 mean?

And it came to pass when she came [to him] that she urged him to ask - her father for a field And she dismounted from [her] donkey and said to her Caleb what do you wish
וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁא֤וֹל מֵֽאֵת־ אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־ לָּֽךְ

וַיְהִ֣י  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ  when  she  came  [to  him] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙  that  she  urged  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: סוּת  
Sense: to incite, allure, instigate, entice.
לִשְׁא֤וֹל  to  ask 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
מֵֽאֵת־  - 
Parse: Preposition-m, Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אָבִ֙יהָ֙  her  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה  for  a  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
וַתִּצְנַ֖ח  And  she  dismounted 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: צָנַח  
Sense: (Qal) to go down, descend.
הַחֲמ֑וֹר  [her]  donkey 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲמֹור 
Sense: (he)ass.
וַיֹּֽאמֶר־  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֥הּ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
כָּלֵ֖ב  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.
לָּֽךְ  do  you  wish 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular

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