Judges 1 · Verse 23

Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Judges 1:23, King James Version

Judges 1:23 in other translations

BSBThey sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
WEBThe house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
ASVAnd the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
YLTand the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
DARBYAnd the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.
BBESo they sent men to make a search round Beth-el. (Now the name of the town in earlier times was Luz.)
WebsterAnd the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.

What does Judges 1:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 1:17-36

17-29. And Judah went with Simeon his brother--The course of the narrative is here resumed from Jud 1:9, and an account given of Judah returning the services of Simeon (Jud 1:3), by aiding in the prosecution of the war within the neighboring tribes. slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath--or Zephathah (2Ch 14:10), a valley lying in the southern portion of Canaan. Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Beth-el - the name of the city before was Luz - Concerning this city and its names, see the notes on Gen 28:19.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 1:21-36

The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: they were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they might make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers…

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Judges 1:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ruand they caused to spy outH8446
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130
בְּבֵֽית\־be.veit-at Beth-H1008
אֵ֑ל'El-elH1008
וְשֵׁם\־ve.shem-and [the] name ofH8034
הָעִ֥ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
לְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.Nim<to> beforeH6440
לֽוּז\׃Luz[was] LuzH3870

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 1:23

  • Genesis 28:19

    And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

  • Genesis 48:3

    And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

  • Genesis 35:6

    So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.

  • Joshua 7:2

    And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sent.
18:2; Jos 2:1; 7:2
Luz.
Ge 28:19; 35:6; 48:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 1:22

    And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: and the Lord was with them.

  • Judges 1:23

    And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

  • Judges 1:24

    And 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.

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Judges 1:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los de la casa de José pusieron espías en Beth-el, la cual ciudad antes se llamaba Luz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la maison de Joseph fit reconnaître Béthel: le nom de la ville était auparavant Luz.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Haus Joseph ließ Bethel auskundschaften; vordem war aber Lus der Name der Stadt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nam cum obsiderent urbem, quæ prius Luza vocabatur,