Judges 1:22-26

King James Version

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

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

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.

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.

²⁶And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

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Judges 1:22-26

New International Version

²²Now the tribes of Joseph^(A) attacked Bethel,^(B) and the Lord was with them. ²³When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),^(C) 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.^(D)” ²⁵So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared^(E) the man and his whole family. ²⁶He then went to the land of the Hittites,^(F) where he built a city and called it Luz,^(G) which is its name to this day.

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Judges 1:22-26

New King James Version

²²And the ^[a]house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, ^(A)and the Lord was with them. ²³So the ^[b]house of Joseph ^(B)sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly ^(C)Luz.) ²⁴And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and ^(D)we will show you mercy.” ²⁵So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go. ²⁶And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.