Judges 1:23
World English Bible (WEB)
The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
In context
21 The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
23 The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
24 The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
25 He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
Judges 1:23 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
- KJV King James Version
- And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the house of Joseph cause [men] to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.