Judges 1:23
Judges 1:23 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)
Judges 1:22-26 The Message (MSG)
The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. GOD was with them. Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz. The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, “Show us a way into the city and we’ll treat you well.” The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family. The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that’s its name to this day.
Judges 1:23 King James Version (KJV)
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Judges 1:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).
Judges 1:23 New Century Version (NCV)
They sent some spies to Bethel (which used to be called Luz).
Judges 1:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
Judges 1:23 New International Version (NIV)
When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz)
Judges 1:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.)
Judges 1:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).
Judges 1:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as Luz).