Judges 1:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”
Judges 1:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 1:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 1:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)”
Judges 1:23 — World English Bible
Judges 1:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)”
Judges 1:23 — American Standard Version
Judges 1:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the house of Joseph cause <FI>men<Fi> to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),”
Judges 1:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 1:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.”
Judges 1:23 — Darby Translation
Judges 1:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the house of Ioseph caused to viewe Beth-el (and the name of the citie beforetime was Luz)”
Judges 1:23 — Geneva Bible
Judges 1:23 in Context — Judges 1
21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: and the Lord was with them.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
What Does Judges 1:23 Mean?
Judges 1:23 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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