15:17a

So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city: Kenaz was the father of Othniel and the younger brother of Caleb.

Othniel: Here are some ways that English versions spell the name of this person.

Othni-el (Revised Standard Version, King James Version)
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Othniel (NET Bible, English Standard Version, New International Version, God’s Word, Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, Good News Translation, New Living Translation (2004), Contemporary English Version)

captured the city: The clause captured the city indicates that Othniel attacked and defeated the town of Kiriath-sepher.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then Othni-el defeated that town. Othni-el was the son of Kenaz, who was Caleb’s younger brother
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Othni-el, who was the son of Caleb’s ⌊younger⌋ brother Kenaz, captured the town of Kiriath-sepher

15:17b

and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

So Caleb gave Othniel his daughter Acsah to be his wife
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So Caleb let Othniel marry his daughter Acsah

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