Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz), New Living Translation They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as Luz). English Standard Version And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) Berean Standard Bible They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), King James Bible And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) New King James Version So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.) New American Standard Bible The house of Joseph had men spy out Bethel (the name of the city previously was Luz). NASB 1995 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz). NASB 1977 And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz). Legacy Standard Bible And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz). Amplified Bible The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz). Christian Standard Bible They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz ). Holman Christian Standard Bible They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz). American Standard Version And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.) Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they of the house of Yoseph stayed in Bayth Eil, and the name of the city from former time was Luz Brenton Septuagint Translation And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the name of the city before was Luza. Douay-Rheims Bible For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza, English Revised Version And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.) GOD'S WORD® Translation They sent men to spy on Bethel. (In the past the city was called Luz.) International Standard Version The army of the tribe of Joseph scouted out Bethel, which had been formerly named Luz. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el--now the name of the city beforetime was Luz. Literal Standard Version and the house of Joseph causes [men] to spy out Beth-El (and the name of the city [was] formerly Luz), Majority Standard Bible They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), New American Bible The house of Joseph reconnoitered Bethel, which formerly was called Luz. NET Bible When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz), New Revised Standard Version The house of Joseph sent out spies to Bethel (the name of the city was formerly Luz). New Heart English Bible And the house of Joseph sent out spies to Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) Webster's Bible Translation And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz. World English Bible The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.) Young's Literal Translation and the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz), Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem and Hebron Captured…22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23They sent spies to Bethel ( formerly known as Luz), 24and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”… Cross References Genesis 28:19 and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz. Joshua 18:13 From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. Judges 1:22 The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. Treasury of Scripture And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) sent Judges 18:2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. Joshua 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. Joshua 7:2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. Luz Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Genesis 35:6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. Genesis 48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, Jump to Previous Beforetime Bethel Beth-El Cause City Earlier Explore House Joseph Luz Round Search Spied SpyJump to Next Beforetime Bethel Beth-El Cause City Earlier Explore House Joseph Luz Round Search Spied SpyJudges 1 1. The acts of Judah and Simeon4. Adonibezek justly requited 8. Jerusalem taken 10. Hebron taken 11. Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir 16. The Kenites dwell in Judah 17. Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken 21. The acts of Benjamin 22. Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel 30. Of Zebulun 31. Of Asher 33. Of Naphtali 34. Of Dan (23) To descry Beth-el.--The word perhaps implies a regular siege, and it is so understood by the LXX. (Cod. Alex.) and the Vulgate. Luz.--We are also told that this was the original name of the city in Genesis 28:19; but there seems to be in that verse a distinction between the city and the place of Jacob's dream. (Comp. Joshua 16:2.) The name means either "hazel," or "sinking," i.e., a valley depression. Verse 23. - Bethel, now Beitin. The name (house of God) had been given by Jacob (Genesis 28:19), but obviously would not be likely to be adopted by the Canaanitish inhabitants, by whom it was called Luz. As soon, however, as the Ephraimites conquered it, they reimposed the name, in memory of their father Jacob. The Saxon charters exhibit an analogous change in such transitions of name, as that from Bedericksworth to Bury St. Edmunds, which took place after the transfer of St. Edmund's body to the church there, the old name continuing for a time along with the new one, but at last disappearing.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Theyבֵית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house sent spies וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ (way·yā·ṯî·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8446: To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring to Bethel אֵ֑ל (’êl) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah ( הָעִ֥יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement formerly לְפָנִ֖ים (lə·p̄ā·nîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face known as וְשֵׁם־ (wə·šêm-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name Luz), לֽוּז׃ (lūz) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3870: Luz -- earlier name of Bethel, also a Hittite city Links Judges 1:23 NIVJudges 1:23 NLT Judges 1:23 ESV Judges 1:23 NASB Judges 1:23 KJV Judges 1:23 BibleApps.com Judges 1:23 Biblia Paralela Judges 1:23 Chinese Bible Judges 1:23 French Bible Judges 1:23 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 1:23 The house of Joseph sent to spy (Jd Judg. 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