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Judges 1:23

JosephBethel (of Palestine)Luz

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.

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.

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BSB
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
KJV
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
WEB
The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
ASV
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
DARBY
And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.
BLB
And the house of Joseph they sent to spy out in Bethel (and the name of the city [was] formerly Luz),
ÅB
Og Josefs barn sendte speidere til Betel - byen hette før Luz -
OTB
De sendte menn for å speide ut Betel (tidligere kalt Luz).
B1930
Og Josefs barn sendte speidere til Betel - byen hette før Luz -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 28:19

    And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

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  • Genesis 48:3

    And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

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  • Genesis 35:6

    So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him.

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  • Joshua 7:2

    And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

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  • Judges 18:2

    And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

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  • Joshua 2:1

    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

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