23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)


In Context

20 And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.

21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jeb'usites who dwelt in Jerusalem; so the Jeb'usites have dwelt with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, |Pray, show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.|

25 And 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.

Judges 1:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:23When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:23For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23and the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)