Bible Strands
Joshua 15:18
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?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Acsah approaches Othniel to urge him to request a field from her father Caleb, then dismounts her donkey to speak directly to Caleb, who responds by asking her desire.
The words — The verb וַ/תְּסִיתֵ֙/הוּ֙ (va./te.si.Te./hu) literally means she incited or urged him, while שָׂדֶ֔ה (sa.Deh) denotes a specific plot of land or field.
The thread — The motif of a woman dismounting a pack animal to approach a patriarch appears in Genesis 24:64 and 1 Samuel 25:23.
Why it lands — The text records Acsah’s direct initiative to secure land and Caleb’s immediate inquiry, requiring the reader to observe how familial negotiation and inheritance claims operate within the tribal allotment narrative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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?
Cross-references
- Genesis 24:64 And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
- 1 Samuel 25:23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.