Joshua 15:14

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{ "verseID": "Joshua.15.14", "source": "וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃", "text": "*Wayyōreš* from-there *Kālēb* *ʾet*-three *bənê* the-*ʿĂnāq* *ʾet*-*Šēšay* and-*ʾet*-*ʾĂḥîman* and-*ʾet*-*Talmay* *yəlîdê* the-*ʿĂnāq*.", "grammar": { "*Wayyōreš*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out/dispossessed", "*Kālēb*": "proper noun - Caleb", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of", "*ʿĂnāq*": "definite proper noun - the Anak", "*Šēšay*": "proper noun - Sheshai", "*ʾĂḥîman*": "proper noun - Ahiman", "*Talmay*": "proper noun - Talmai", "*yəlîdê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - descendants of", "*ʿĂnāq*": "definite proper noun - the Anak" }, "variants": { "*Wayyōreš*": "drove out/dispossessed/disinherited", "*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*yəlîdê*": "descendants/children/offspring" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃

Transliteration

Wayyōreš from-there Kālēb ʾet-three bənê the-ʿĂnāq ʾet-Šēšay and-ʾet-ʾĂḥîman and-ʾet-Talmay yəlîdê the-ʿĂnāq.

Grammar Details

• *Wayyōreš*: waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out/dispossessed
• *Kālēb*: proper noun - Caleb
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *bənê*: construct noun, masculine plural - sons of
• *ʿĂnāq*: definite proper noun - the Anak
• *Šēšay*: proper noun - Sheshai
• *ʾĂḥîman*: proper noun - Ahiman
• *Talmay*: proper noun - Talmai
• *yəlîdê*: construct noun, masculine plural - descendants of

Word Meanings

• *Wayyōreš*: drove out/dispossessed/disinherited
• *bənê*: sons/children/descendants
• *yəlîdê*: descendants/children/offspring

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Caleb expelled from there the three descendants of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the offspring of Anak.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Caleb droue from thence the thre sonnes of Enak, Sesai, Ahiman, and Thalmas begotten of Enak.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Caleb droue thence three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, & Talmai, the sonnes of Anak.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Enac, Sesai, and Ahiman, and Thalmai, which were the sonnes of Enac.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Caleb drove out there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Caleb drove out from there three Anakites– Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 1:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Judges.1.10", "source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן וְשֵׁם־חֶבְר֥וֹן לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃", "text": "And *wayyēleḵ* *Yəhûdâ* against the *Kənaʿănî* the *hayyôšēb* in *Ḥebrôn* and the name of *Ḥebrôn* *ləpānîm* *Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*. And *wayyakkû* *ʾet*-*Šēšay* and *ʾet*-*ʾĂḥîman* and *ʾet*-*Talmay*.", "grammar": { "*wayyēleḵ*": "consecutive imperfect, qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*Yəhûdâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*Kənaʿănî*": "gentilic noun, masculine singular - Canaanite", "*hayyôšēb*": "definite article + participle, qal, masculine singular - the one dwelling", "*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun, place name - Hebron", "*ləpānîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - before/formerly", "*Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*": "proper noun, place name - Kiriath-arba (city of Arba)", "*wayyakkû*": "consecutive imperfect, hiphil, 3rd common plural - and they struck", "*Šēšay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Sheshai", "*ʾĂḥîman*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahiman", "*Talmay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Talmai" }, "variants": { "*wayyēleḵ*": "went/marched/advanced", "*hayyôšēb*": "dwelling in/inhabiting/living in", "*ləpānîm*": "formerly/previously/beforetime", "*wayyakkû*": "struck/defeated/killed" } }
• Judg 1:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Judges.1.20", "source": "וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לְכָלֵב֙ אֶת־חֶבְר֔וֹן כּֽ͏ַאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶת־שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י הָעֲנָֽק׃", "text": "And *yittənû* to *kālēb* *ḥebrôn* as *dibber* *mōšeh* and *yôreš* from there the three *bənê* the *ʿănāq*.", "grammar": { "*yittənû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they gave", "*kālēb*": "proper noun, Caleb", "*ḥebrôn*": "proper noun, Hebron", "*dibber*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spoke/had spoken", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun, Moses", "*yôreš*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out/dispossessed", "*bənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʿănāq*": "proper noun with definite article, Anak" }, "variants": { "*yittənû*": "gave/assigned/allotted", "*dibber*": "spoke/promised/commanded", "*yôreš*": "drove out/dispossessed/expelled", "*bənê* *ʿănāq*": "sons of Anak/Anakim (giants)" } }
• Josh 11:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Joshua.11.21", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא וַיַּכְרֵ֤ת אֶת־הָֽעֲנָקִים֙ מִן־הָהָ֤ר מִן־חֶבְרוֹן֙ מִן־דְּבִ֣ר מִן־עֲנָ֔ב וּמִכֹּל֙ הַ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמִכֹּ֖ל הַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עִם־עָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִימָ֥ם יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃", "text": "And-*wayyāḇōʾ* *yəhôšuaʿ* in-*ʿēṯ* the-*hî* and-*wayyaḵrēṯ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*ʿănāqîm* from-the-*hār* from-*ḥeḇrôn* from-*dəḇir* from-*ʿănāḇ* and-from-all *har* *yəhûḏâ* and-from-all *har* *yiśrāʾēl* with-*ʿārêhem* *heḥĕrîmām* *yəhôšuaʿ*", "grammar": { "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper name - Joshua", "*bāʿēṯ*": "preposition ב + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the time", "*hahî*": "definite article + pronoun fs - that", "*wayyaḵrēṯ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he cut off", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hāʿănāqîm*": "definite article + proper name, plural - the Anakim", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāhār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the mountain/hill country", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ḥeḇrôn*": "proper name - Hebron", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*dəḇir*": "proper name - Debir", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ʿănāḇ*": "proper name - Anab", "*ûmikkōl*": "conjunction ו + preposition מן + noun, construct - and from all", "*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain/hill country of", "*yəhûḏâ*": "proper name - Judah", "*ûmikkōl*": "conjunction ו + preposition מן + noun, construct - and from all", "*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain/hill country of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel", "*ʿim*": "preposition - with", "*ʿārêhem*": "noun, feminine plural + 3mp suffix - their cities", "*heḥĕrîmām*": "hiphil perfect 3ms + 3mp suffix - he utterly destroyed them", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper name - Joshua" }, "variants": { "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "and he came/and he arrived/and he went", "*bāʿēṯ*": "in the time/at that time", "*hahî*": "that/this", "*wayyaḵrēṯ*": "and he cut off/and he destroyed/and he removed", "*ʿănāqîm*": "Anakim/descendants of Anak/giants", "*hār*": "mountain/hill country/highlands", "*heḥĕrîmām*": "he utterly destroyed them/he devoted them to destruction/he banned them" } }
• Num 13:22-23 : 22 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.22", "source": "וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮ וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־חֶבְרוֹן֒ וְשָׁ֤ם אֲחִימַן֙ שֵׁשַׁ֣י וְתַלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָ֑ק וְחֶבְר֗וֹן שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ נִבְנְתָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י צֹ֥עַן מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*wa-yaʿălû* *ba-negeb* *wa-yābōʾ* *ʿad*-*ḥebrôn* *wə-šām* *ʾăḥîman* *šēšay* *wə-talmay* *yəlîdê* *hā-ʿănāq* *wə-ḥebrôn* *šebaʿ* *šānîm* *nibntâ* *lip̄nê* *ṣōʿan* *miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "*wa-yaʿălû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went up", "*ba-negeb*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the Negev", "*wa-yābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*ʿad*": "preposition - to/as far as", "*ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron", "*wə-šām*": "conjunction + adverb - and there", "*ʾăḥîman*": "proper noun - Ahiman", "*šēšay*": "proper noun - Sheshai", "*wə-talmay*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Talmai", "*yəlîdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children of", "*hā-ʿănāq*": "definite article + proper noun - the Anak", "*wə-ḥebrôn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Hebron", "*šebaʿ*": "number - seven", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*nibntâ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was built", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + plural construct - before", "*ṣōʿan*": "proper noun - Zoan", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*yābōʾ*": "came/went/entered [singular form though subject appears plural]", "*yəlîdê*": "children/descendants/offspring", "*hā-ʿănāq*": "the Anak/the giant", "*lip̄nê*": "before/earlier than/in front of" } } 23 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.23", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָּׁ֤ם זְמוֹרָה֙ וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל עֲנָבִים֙ אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ בַמּ֖וֹט בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם וּמִן־הָרִמֹּנִ֖ים וּמִן־הַתְּאֵנִֽים׃", "text": "*wa-yābōʾû* *ʿad*-*naḥal* *ʾeškōl* *wa-yikrətû* *mi-šām* *zəmôrâ* *wə-ʾeškôl* *ʿănābîm* *ʾeḥād* *wa-yiśśāʾûhû* *ba-môṭ* *bi-šnāyim* *û-min*-*hā-rimmōnîm* *û-min*-*ha-təʾēnîm*", "grammar": { "*wa-yābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*ʿad*": "preposition - to/as far as", "*naḥal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - valley of", "*ʾeškōl*": "proper noun - Eshcol", "*wa-yikrətû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they cut", "*mi-šām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*zəmôrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - branch", "*wə-ʾeškôl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and cluster of", "*ʿănābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - grapes", "*ʾeḥād*": "number, masculine singular - one", "*wa-yiśśāʾûhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they carried it", "*ba-môṭ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - on the pole", "*bi-šnāyim*": "preposition + number, masculine dual - between two", "*û-min*": "conjunction + preposition - and from", "*hā-rimmōnîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the pomegranates", "*û-min*": "conjunction + preposition - and from", "*ha-təʾēnîm*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the figs" }, "variants": { "*naḥal*": "valley/wadi/brook", "*ʾeškōl*": "proper name meaning 'cluster'", "*zəmôrâ*": "branch/cutting/vine", "*ʾeškôl*": "cluster/bunch", "*môṭ*": "pole/staff/bar", "*bi-šnāyim*": "between two/by two/with two" } }
• Num 13:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.33", "source": "וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק מִן־הַנְּפִלִ֑ים וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ כּֽ͏ַחֲגָבִ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן הָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-šām* *rāʾînû* *ʾet*-*ha-nəp̄îlîm* *bənê* *ʿănāq* *min*-*ha-nəp̄ilîm* *wa-nəhî* *bə-ʿênênû* *ka-ḥăgābîm* *wə-kēn* *hāyînû* *bə-ʿênêhem*", "grammar": { "*wə-šām*": "conjunction + adverb - and there", "*rāʾînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we saw", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-nəp̄îlîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Nephilim", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʿănāq*": "proper noun - Anak", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-nəp̄ilîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Nephilim", "*wa-nəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st common plural - and we were", "*bə-ʿênênû*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 1st common plural suffix - in our eyes", "*ka-ḥăgābîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - like grasshoppers", "*wə-kēn*": "conjunction + adverb - and so", "*hāyînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we were", "*bə-ʿênêhem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their eyes" }, "variants": { "*ha-nəp̄îlîm*": "the Nephilim/the giants/the fallen ones", "*bənê* *ʿănāq*": "sons of Anak/descendants of Anak", "*ka-ḥăgābîm*": "like grasshoppers/like locusts [idiom for extremely small]" } }
• Josh 10:36-37 : 36 { "verseID": "Joshua.10.36", "source": "וַיַּ֣עַל יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿal* *yəhôšuʿa* and all-*yiśrāʾēl* with-him from-*ʿeglônâ* to-*ḥebrônâ* and *wayyillāḥămû* against-her", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went up", "*yəhôšuʿa*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿeglônâ*": "proper noun - Eglon", "*ḥebrônâ*": "proper noun + directional he - to Hebron", "*wayyillāḥămû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3mp - and they fought" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿal*": "and he went up/ascended/climbed", "*wayyillāḥămû*": "and they fought/battled/waged war" } } 37 { "verseID": "Joshua.10.37", "source": "וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָ וַיַּכּֽוּהָ־לְפִי־חֶ֠רֶב וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֨הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־עָרֶ֜יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ֙ לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִ֣יר שָׂרִ֔יד כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה לְעֶגְל֑וֹן וַיַּחֲרֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ׃ ס", "text": "And *wayyilkədûhā* and *wayyakkûhā*-to-*pî*-*ḥereb* and *ʾet*-*malkāh* and *ʾet*-all-*ʿāreyhā* and *ʾet*-all-the-*neppeš* which-in-her not-*hišʾîr* *śārîd* according-to-all which-*ʿāśâ* to-*ʿeglôn* and *wayyaḥărēm* *ʾôtāh* and *ʾet*-all-the-*neppeš* which-in-her", "grammar": { "*wayyilkədûhā*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp + 3fs suffix - and they captured it", "*wayyakkûhā*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3mp + 3fs suffix - and they struck it", "*pî*": "noun masculine singular construct - mouth/edge of", "*ḥereb*": "noun common feminine singular - sword", "*malkāh*": "noun masculine singular + 3fs suffix - her king", "*ʿāreyhā*": "noun common feminine plural + 3fs suffix - her cities", "*neppeš*": "noun common feminine singular - soul/life/person", "*hišʾîr*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - left remaining", "*śārîd*": "noun masculine singular - survivor/remnant", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he did/made", "*ʿeglôn*": "proper noun - Eglon", "*wayyaḥărēm*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he utterly destroyed", "*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker + 3fs suffix - her/it" }, "variants": { "*wayyilkədûhā*": "and they captured/seized/took it", "*wayyakkûhā*": "and they struck/smote it", "*pî*": "mouth/edge/opening of", "*ḥereb*": "sword/knife", "*ʿāreyhā*": "her cities/towns/villages", "*neppeš*": "soul/life/person/being", "*hišʾîr*": "left/left remaining/spared", "*śārîd*": "survivor/remnant/fugitive", "*ʿāśâ*": "did/made/performed", "*wayyaḥărēm*": "and he devoted to destruction/banned/utterly destroyed" } }