Judges 1:23 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 1:23

They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel,.... To reconnoitre the place, to observe its passes and avenues, which were most accessible, and to examine the walls of it, where they were weakest and least defended: now the name of the city before was Luz; which signifies a "nut"; perhaps it was so called from large numbers of nut trees which grew near it; the Jews suggest as if it was like a nut, no entrance into it but through a cave or some subterraneous passage, see Gen 28:19.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ	vai.ya.Ti.ru	and they caused to spy out	H8446 →
בֵית־	veit-	[the] house of	H1004 →
יוֹסֵ֖ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
בְּבֵֽית־	be.veit-	at Beth-	H1008 →
אֵ֑ל	'El	-el	H1008 →
וְשֵׁם־	ve.shem-	and [the] name of	H8034 →
הָעִ֥יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
לְפָנִ֖ים	le.fa.Nim	<to> before	H6440 →
לֽוּז׃	Luz	[was] Luz	H3870 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 28:19
and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
leads to
- Genesis 48:3
  Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hosea 4:15
  Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hosea 12:4–5
  Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
- Genesis 35:1
  Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- 1 Kings 12:29
  One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
Through
Joshua 7:2
Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied…
leads to
- Joshua 18:12
  On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Through
Judges 18:2
So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The…
leads to
- Judges 13:25
  And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Through
Genesis 35:6
So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
leads to
- Genesis 28:19
  and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.