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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר כלב אשר יכה את קרית ספר ולכדה--ונתתי לו את עכסה בתי לאשה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr klb ASHr ykh At qryt spr vlkdh--vntty lv At `ksh bty lASHh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dixitque Chaleb qui percusserit Cariathsepher et vastaverit eam dabo ei Axam filiam meam uxorem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjathsepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And Caleb said, He that strikes Kiriathsepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
New King James Version   
Then Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.”
21st Century King James Version   
And Caleb said, “He that smiteth Kirjathsepher and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kir'iath-se'pher and takes it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife."
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And Caleb said: He that shall take Cariath-Sepher, and lay it waste, to him will I give my daughter Axa to wife.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.”
God's Word   
Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to whoever defeats Kiriath Sepher and captures it."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Caleb said, "Whoever strikes down and captures Kiriath-sepher, I will give my daughter Achsah to him as a wife."
International Standard Version   
Caleb announced, "I'll give my daughter Achsah in marriage to whomever leads the attack against Kiriath-sepher and captures it."
NET Bible   
Caleb said, "To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife."
New American Standard Bible   
And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife."
New International Version   
And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher."
New Living Translation   
Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.
The World English Bible   
Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Caleb said, ‘If a brave man attacks and takes Kiriath Sepher, he can marry my daughter, Acsah.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and Caleb saith, `He who smiteth Kirjath-Sepher -- and hath captured it -- then I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'
New Life Version   
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who fights against Kiriath-sepher and takes it.”
The Voice Bible   
It was about this battle that Caleb had made a vow. Caleb: Whoever attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher will receive my daughter Achsah as his wife.
Living Bible   
“Who will lead the attack against Debir?” Caleb challenged them. “Whoever conquers it shall have my daughter Achsah as his wife!”
New Catholic Bible   
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to whomever attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And Caleb said, “The one who strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjathsepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Christian Standard Bible   
Caleb said, “Whoever attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher, I will give my daughter Achsah to him as a wife.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And Caleb said, Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, as wife.
New Century Version   
Before attacking the city, Caleb said, “I will give Acsah, my daughter, as a wife to the man who attacks and captures the city of Kiriath Sepher.”
The Message   
From there they had marched against the population of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher). Caleb had said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I’ll give my daughter Acsah to him as his wife.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then Caleb said, “To the one who attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I will give my daughter Aksah as his wife.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as wife.”
Good News Translation®   
One of them, called Caleb, said, “I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who succeeds in capturing Kiriath Sepher.”
Wycliffe Bible   
And Caleb said, I shall give Achsah, my daughter, (for a) wife to him that shall smite Kiriathsepher, and shall waste it.
Contemporary English Version   
Caleb told his troops, “The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kir′iath-se′pher and takes it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as wife.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then Caleb said, ‘Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as wife.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Caleb said, “I’ll give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who defeats and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Caleb said, “To the man who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage.”
New American Standard Bible   
And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
The Expanded Bible   
Before attacking the city, Caleb said, “I will give Acsah, my daughter, as a wife to the man who attacks and captures the city of Kiriath Sepher.”
Tree of Life Version   
Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give my daughter Achsah for a wife.”
Revised Standard Version   
And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kir′iath-se′pher and takes it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.”
New International Reader's Version   
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah to be married. I’ll give her to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
BRG Bible   
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Kalev said: “To whoever overpowers Kiryat-Sefer and captures it I will give my daughter ‘Akhsah as his wife.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then Caleb said, ‘Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as wife.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Kalev said, He that striketh Yiryat-Sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my bat as isha.
Names of God Bible   
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to whoever defeats Kiriath Sepher and captures it.”
Modern English Version   
Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I will give him my daughter Aksah as wife.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Before they started to fight, Caleb made a promise to the men. He said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and conquers Kiriath Sepher.”
International Children’s Bible   
Before attacking the city, Caleb said, “I want a man to attack and capture the city of Kiriath Sepher. I will give him Acsah, my daughter, as a wife.”
Lexham English Bible   
And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him Acsah my daughter as a wife.”
New International Version - UK   
And Caleb said, ‘I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.’