24the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well."


In Context

21 The Benjamites, however, failed to dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

22 Now the house of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

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

24 the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well."

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

26 He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Judges 1:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:24And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:24They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:24And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:24And 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.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:24And the watchers 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 deal kindly with thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:24And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:24The watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, |Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:24and 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:24And 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.