Judges 1:22-29 in English

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ And Manasse did not drive out the inhabitants of Bæthsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

²⁸ And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that dwelt in Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.

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.

²⁷ Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ And Manasse did not drive out the inhabitants of Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

²⁸ And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that lived in Gazer; and the Chananite lived in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor of Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel was waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo cities and in the surrounding villages. The men of the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.

²⁸ Later, the Israelis became ◄stronger/more numerous►, and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them as their slaves, but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.

²⁹ The men of the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer city. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.

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.

²⁷ And Manasse did not drive out the inhabitants of Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

²⁸ And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that lived in Gazer; and the Chananite lived in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labour, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer amongst them.

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh did not take away the land of the people of Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, or of Taanach and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Dor and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Ibleam and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Megiddo and its daughter-towns, driving them out; but the Canaanites would go on living in that land.

²⁸ And whenever Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, without driving them out completely.

²⁹ And Ephraim did not make the Canaanites who were living in Gezer go out; but the Canaanites went on living in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh did not dispossess Beth-shean and its dependent villages, nor Taanach and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.

²⁹ And Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among them in Gezer.

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.

²⁷ Manasses also did not destroy Bethsan, and Thanac with their villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor, and Jeblaam, and Mageddo with their villages. And the Chanaanite began to dwell with them.

²⁸ But after Israel was grown strong he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them.

²⁹ Ephraim also did not slay the Chanaanite that dwelt in Gazer, but dwelt with him.

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.

²⁷ However, Manasseh didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo and their surrounding villages because the Canaanites insisted on living in the land.

²⁸ When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites living in the town of Gezer, so the Canaanites went on living there among them.

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.

²⁷ Neither did Manasseh destroie Bethshean with her townes, nor Taanach with her townes, nor the inhabitantes of Dor with her townes, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam with her townes, neither the inhabitants of Megiddo with her townes: but the Canaanites dwelled still in that lande.

²⁸ Neuerthelesse when Israel was strong, they put the Canaanites to tribute, and expelled them not wholly.

²⁹ Likewise Ephraim expelled not the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites were resolved to dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel was waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to task-work, but did in no wise drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Neither did Menasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor Ta'anach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Yible'am and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites succeeded to remain in this land.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but they did not drive them out entirely.

²⁹ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them at Gezer.

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Taanach, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Megiddo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Ibleam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Canaanite began to dwell in this land.

²⁸ And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Canaanite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹ And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanite that dwelt in Gezer; and the Canaanite dwelt in the midst of him in Gezer, and became tributary.

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.

²⁷ The people of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shan and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or those who lived in Dor and its villages, or those who lived in Ibleam and its villages, or those who lived in Megiddo and its villages, because the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.

²⁸ When Israel became strong, they forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor, but they never drove them out completely.

²⁹ Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labour, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer amongst them.

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.

²⁷ Neither did Manasseh expel the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor Tanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that they subjected the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly expel them.

²⁹ Neither did Ephraim expel the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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.

²⁷ Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁸ When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labour, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

²⁹ Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer amongst them.

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.

²⁷ Also Manasseh did not away Beth-shean and Taanach with their towns, and the dwellers of Dor, and Ibleam, and Megiddo, with their towns; and Canaanites began to dwell with them.

²⁸ Soothly after that Israel was comforted, he made them tributaries, either to pay tribute, and would not do away them.

²⁹ Soothly Ephraim killed not Canaanites that dwelled in Gezer, but dwelled with him.

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).

²⁷ Also Manasseh did not away Bethshean and Taanach with their towns, and the dwellers of Dor, and Ibleam, and Megiddo, with their towns; and Canaanites began to dwell with them. (And Manasseh did not do away Bethshean and Taanach with their towns, and the inhabitants of Dor, and Ibleam, and Megiddo, with their towns; and so the Canaanites began to live with them.)

²⁸ Soothly after that Israel was strengthened, he made them tributaries, either to pay tribute, and would not do away them. (And after that Israel was made strong, they made them all tributaries, that is, they forced them to pay tribute, or taxes, and did not do them away.)

²⁹ Soothly Ephraim killed not Canaanites that dwelled in Gezer, but dwelled with him. (And Ephraim did not kill the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but they lived with them.)

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.

²⁷ And Manasseh hath not occupied Beth-Shean and its towns, and Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Iblaim and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in that land;

²⁸ and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.

²⁹ And Ephraim hath not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, in Gezer.