Judges 1 · Verse 24

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.
Judges 1:24, King James Version

Judges 1:24 in other translations

BSBand 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.”
WEBThe watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
ASVAnd the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.
YLTand the watchers see a man coming out from the city, and say to him, ‘Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance of the city, and we have done with thee kindness.'
DARBYAnd the guards saw a man come forth out of the city, and said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, how we may enter into the city, and we will shew thee kindness.
BBEAnd the watchers saw a man coming out of the town, and said to him, If you will make clear to us the way into the town, we will be kind to you.
WebsterAnd the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy.

What does Judges 1:24 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 24 Show us - the entrance into the city - Taken in whatever light we choose, the conduct of this man was execrable. He was a traitor to his country, and he was accessary to the destruction of the lives and property of his fellow citizens, which he most sinfully betrayed, in order to save his own. According to the rules and laws of war, the children of Judah might avail themselves of such men and their information; but this does not lessen, on the side of this traitor, the turpitude of the action.

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 1:24 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.

וַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200
הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.Rimthose [who] watchedH8104
אִ֖ישׁ'isha manH376
יוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'coming outH3318
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH559
ל֗וֹloto <the> him
הַרְאֵ֤נוּhar.'E.nushow usH7200
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מְב֣וֹאme.Vo'[the] entrance ofH3996
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuand we will doH6213
עִמְּךָ֖'i.me.Khawith youH5973
חָֽסֶד\׃Cha.sedloyaltyH2617

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

Cross references for Judges 1:24

  • 1 Samuel 30:15

    And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

  • Joshua 2:12-14

    Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token: And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
we will.
Jos 2:12-14; 1Sa 30:15

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Context

  • 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.

  • Judges 1:25

    And 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.

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Judges 1:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los que espiaban vieron un hombre que salía de la ciudad, y dijéronle: Muéstranos ahora la entrada de la ciudad, y haremos contigo misericordia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les gardes virent un homme qui sortait de la ville, et ils lui dirent: Montre-nous, nous t’en prions, par où l’on entre dans la ville; et nous userons de bonté envers toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Wachen sahen einen Mann aus der Stadt herauskommen, und sie sprachen zu ihm: Zeige uns doch den Zugang zu der Stadt, so werden wir dir Güte erweisen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		viderunt hominem egredientem de civitate, dixeruntque ad eum: Ostende nobis introitum civitatis, et faciemus tecum misericordiam.