YuēShūyàjì 15:17

17 Jiālè xiōngdi Jīnàsī de érzi Étuóniè duó qǔ le nà chéng , Jiālè jiù bǎ nǚér Yēsǎ gĕi tā wéi qì .

YuēShūyàjì 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:17

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it,
&c.] The relation of Othniel to Caleb is a little intricate, and, as it is understood, occasions objections to the marriage of Caleb's daughter to him; it seems, at first sight, that he was Caleb's own brother, a younger brother, and so uncle to his daughter, and such marriages were forbidden, ( Leviticus 18:14 ) . Jarchi thinks he was the brother of Caleb by his mother's side; Kimchi, both by father and mother's side; but not to observe, that besides the word "brother" sometimes signifies only a kinsman, or near relation, and not precisely a brother; it is not Othniel that is called the brother of Caleb, but Kenaz, who was the father of Othniel; so that Caleb was Othniel's uncle, and Achsah and Othniel were brothers' children, or first cousins, between whom marriage was allowed of:

and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife;
according to the tenor of his proclamation, and the promise he made.

YuēShūyàjì 15:17 In-Context

15 Yòu cóng nàli shàng qù , gōngjī Dǐbì de jūmín , zhè Dǐbì cóng qián míng jiào Jīlièxīfú .

16 Jiālè shuō , shuí néng gōngdǎ Jīlièxīfú jiāng chéng duó qǔ , wǒ jiù bǎ wǒ nǚér Yēsǎ gĕi tā wéi qì .

17 Jiālè xiōngdi Jīnàsī de érzi Étuóniè duó qǔ le nà chéng , Jiālè jiù bǎ nǚér Yēsǎ gĕi tā wéi qì .

18 Yēsǎ guō mén de shíhou , quàn shàn fú xiàng tā fùqin qiú yī kuaì tián , Yēsǎ yī xià lü , Jiālè wèn tā shuō , nǐ yào shénme .

19 Tā shuō , qiú nǐ cì fú gĕi wǒ , nǐ jì jiāng wǒ ānzhì zaì nán dì , qiú nǐ yĕ gĕi wǒ shuǐ quán . tā fùqin jiù bǎ shàng quán xià quán cìgĕi tā .