Judges 1:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Judges 1:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 1:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 1:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Judges 1:24 — World English Bible
Judges 1:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee. ”
Judges 1:24 — American Standard Version
Judges 1:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the watchers see a man coming out from the city, and say to him, `Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance of the city, and we have done with thee kindness.'”
Judges 1:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 1:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the guards saw a man come forth out of the city, and said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, how [we] may enter into the city, and we will shew thee kindness. ”
Judges 1:24 — Darby Translation
Judges 1:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the spies sawe a man come out of the citie, and they saide vnto him, Shewe vs, we praie thee, the way into the citie, and we will shewe thee mercie.”
Judges 1:24 — Geneva Bible
Judges 1:24 in Context — Judges 1
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.
26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
What Does Judges 1:24 Mean?
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