Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (
King James Version
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Holman Bible
They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz
International Standard Version
The army of the tribe of Joseph scouted out Bethel, which had been formerly named Luz.
A Conservative Version
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)
American Standard Version
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
Amplified
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly 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.)
Darby Translation
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)
Julia Smith Translation
And the house of Joseph will examine in the house of God. And the name of the city before, was Almond tree.
King James 2000
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (the former name of the city was Luz).
Modern King James verseion
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. And the name of the city before was Luz.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the house of Joseph searched out Bethel which before time was called Luz.
NET Bible
When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),
New Heart English Bible
The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
The Emphasized Bible
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel, - now, the name of the city, formerly, was, Luz.
Webster
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. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Youngs Literal Translation
and the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Of beth-el
Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » Conquered by the household of joseph
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Captured beth-el in battle
The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Manasseh in taking bethel
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 1:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Continues Its Conquest
22
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel: and Jehovah was with them.
23 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 28:19
He named that place Bethel (House of God). Previously, the name of the city was Luz.
Genesis 35:6
Finally, they reached Bethel, also known as Luz.
Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph: Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
Joshua 2:1
Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly. He said: Go view the land of Jericho. They went to a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed at her house.
Joshua 7:2
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Bethel. He spoke to them: Go up and spy on the country. And the men went up and spied on Ai.
Judges 18:2
The people of Dan sent five qualified men out of all the families in the tribe from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol with instructions to explore the land and spy on it. When they arrived in the mountains of Ephraim, they stayed at Micah's house.