Judges 1:21-26 in English

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

²¹ But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

²² And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Bæthel; and the Lord was with them.

²³ And they encamped and surveyed Bæthel: and the name of the city before was Luza.

²⁴ And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Shew us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with thee.

²⁵ And he shewed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this is its name until this day.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

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.

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.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

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.

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.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

²¹ But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who lived in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite lived with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

²² And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.

²³ And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the name of the city before was Luza.

²⁴ And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Show us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with you.

²⁵ And he showed them the way into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this is its name until this day.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

²⁴ And the watchers 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 deal kindly with thee.

²⁵ And he shewed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

²¹ But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.

²² The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against the men of Bethel city, and Yahweh helped them.

²³ They sent some spies to find out everything that they could find out about Bethel, which was previously called Luz.

²⁴ The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you and we will not kill you.”

²⁵ So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man who showed them how to get into the city, and they did not kill his family.

²⁶ That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.

²¹ But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who lived in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite lived with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

²² And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.

²³ And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the name of the city before was Luza.

²⁴ And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Show us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with you.

²⁵ And he showed them the way into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this is its name until this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ And the children of Judah did not make the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem go out; the Jebusites are still living with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem.

²² And the family of Joseph went up against Beth-el, and the Lord was with them.

²³ So they sent men to make a search round Beth-el. (Now the name of the town in earlier times was Luz.)

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ So he made clear to them the way into the town, and they put it to the sword; but they let the man and all his family get away safe.

²⁶ And he went into the land of the Hittites, building a town there and naming it Luz: which is its name to this day.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And he shewed them how to enter into the city. And they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: and the Jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this present day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

²³ For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,

²⁴ They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

²⁵ And when he had shewn them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man and all his kindred they let go:

²⁶ Who being sent away, went into the land of Hethim, and built there a city, and called it Luza: which is so called until this day.

²¹ However, Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.

²² The descendants of Joseph went and attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

²³ They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.

²⁴ The spies saw a man leaving the town and told him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”

²⁵ The man showed them the way into the town, and they killed all the inhabitants except the man and his family, whom they let go.

²⁶ The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ But the children of Beniamin did not cast out the Iebusites, that inhabited Ierusalem: therefore the Iebusites dwell with the children of Beniamin in Ierusalem vnto this day.

²² They also that were of the house of Ioseph, went vp to Beth-el, and the Lord was with them,

²³ And the house of Ioseph caused to viewe Beth-el (and the name of the citie beforetime was Luz)

²⁴ And the spies sawe a man come out of the citie, and they saide vnto him, Shewe vs, we praie thee, the way into the citie, and we will shewe thee mercie.

²⁵ And when hee had shewed them the waie into the citie, they smote the citie with the edge of the sworde, but they let the man and all his housholde depart.

²⁶ Then the man went into the lande of the Hittites, and built a citie, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof vnto this daie.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el — now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.

²⁴ And 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.'

²⁵ And he showed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

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.

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.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

²¹ And the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, the children of Benjamin did not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, these also, went up against Beth-el; and the Lord was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el: now the name of the city formerly was Luz.

²⁴ And the watchers saw a man coming forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee kindness.

²⁵ And he showed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but the man and all his family they let go free.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz: this is its name unto this day.

²¹ But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

²² And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Bethel; and the Lord was with them.

²³ And they encamped and surveyed Bethel: and the name of the city before was Luz.

²⁴ And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Show us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with thee.

²⁵ And he showed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luz; this is its name until this day.

²¹ But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem. So the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph prepared to attack Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

²³ They sent out men to spy on Bethel (the city that was formerly called Luz).

²⁴ The spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us, please, how to get into the city, and we will be kind to you.”

²⁵ He showed them a way into the city, and so they attacked the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family get away.

²⁶ Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And when he showed 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.

²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz: which is its name to this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

²² The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

²³ The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

²⁴ The 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.”

²⁵ He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

²⁶ The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

²¹ But the sons of Benjamin did not away Jebusites, the dwellers of Jerusalem; and Jebusites dwelled with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this present day.

²² Also the house of Joseph went up into Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

²³ For when they besieged the city, that was called Luz before,

²⁴ they saw a man going out of the city, and they said to him, Show thou to us the entering of the city, and we shall do mercy with thee.

²⁵ And when he had showed to them, they smote the city by sharpness of sword; and they delivered that man and all his kindred.

²⁶ And when he was delivered, he went into the land of Hittites, and builded there a city, and called it Luz; which is called so till into this present day.

²¹ But the sons of Benjamin did not (do) away Jebusites, the dweller(s) of Jerusalem; and Jebusites dwelled with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this present day. (But the Benjaminites did not do away the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and so the Jebusites lived with the Benjaminites in Jerusalem unto this present day.)

²² Also the house of Joseph went up into Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

²³ For when they besieged the city (or And when they besieged Bethel), that was called Luz before,

²⁴ they saw a man going out of the city, and they said to him, Show thou to us the entering of the city (or Show us how to enter the city), and we shall do mercy with thee.

²⁵ And when he had showed to them, they smote the city by sharpness of sword; and they delivered that man and all his kindred. (And when he had shown them, they struck down the people of that city with their sharp swords; and they saved that man and all his family.)

²⁶ And when he was delivered, he went into the land of Hittites, and builded there a city, and called it Luz; which is called so till into this present day (or which it is still called unto this present day).

²¹ And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day.

²² And the house of Joseph go up — even they — to Beth-El, and Jehovah is with them;

²³ and the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),

²⁴ and 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.'

²⁵ And he sheweth them the entrance of the city, and they smite the city by the mouth of the sword, and the man and all his family they have sent away;

²⁶ and the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz — it is its name unto this day.