25And when he showed 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.


In Context

22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (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 to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will show you mercy.

25 And when he showed 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 to this day.

27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Judges 1:25 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:25So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:25And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:25And when he had shewn them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man and all his kindred they let go:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:25And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:25And he showed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:25And he shewed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:25And when he showed 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:25He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:25And he sheweth them the entrance of the city, and they smite the city by the mouth of the sword, and the man and all his family they have sent away;