Judges 1:23 “They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),”

Judges 1:23

They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the house of Joseph sent to descry 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.)

American Standard Version

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

Geneva Bible 1599

And the house of Ioseph caused to viewe Beth-el (and the name of the citie beforetime was Luz)

Darby Translation

And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before 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),

Bible in Basic English

So they sent men to make a search round Beth-el. (Now the name of the town in earlier times was Luz.)

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Cross references

“sent”

Judges 18:2 Joshua 2:1 Joshua 7:2

Judges 18:2 · BSB

So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came…

Joshua 2:1 · BSB

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Joshua 7:2 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

“Luz”

Genesis 28:19 Genesis 48:3 Genesis 35:6

Genesis 28:19 · BSB

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

Genesis 48:3 · BSB

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

Genesis 35:6 · BSB

So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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.”

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