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.'


In Context

21 And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day.

22 And the house of Joseph go up — even they — to Beth-El, and Jehovah is with them;

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

24 and 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.'

25 And 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;

26 and the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz — it is its name unto this day.

Judges 1:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:24the 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."

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 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.