Discovery BoxJudges 1:15 
Context1:15 She answered, “Please give me a special present. 1 Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. 2
Judges 13:9
Context13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. 3 God’s angelic messenger visited 4 the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.
1 tn Elsewhere the Hebrew word בְרָכָה (vÿrakhah) is often translated “blessing,” but here it refers to a gift (as in Gen 33:11; 1 Sam 25:27; 30:26; and 2 Kgs 5:15).
2 tn Some translations regard the expressions “springs of water” (גֻּלֹּת מָיִם, gullot mayim) and “springs” (גֻּלֹּת) as place names here (cf. NRSV).
3 tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”
4 tn Heb “came to.”
