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.


In Context

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.

26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city, and called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.

27 Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megid'do and its villages; but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling 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 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;

The American King James Version 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.