Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz).

New American Standard Bible

The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

The army of the tribe of Joseph scouted out Bethel, which had been formerly named Luz.

A Conservative Version

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

Julia Smith Translation

And the house of Joseph will examine in the house of God. And the name of the city before, was Almond tree.

King James 2000

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (the former name of the city was Luz).

Modern King James verseion

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. And the name of the city before was Luz.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and the house of Joseph searched out Bethel which before time was called Luz.

NET Bible

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel, - now, the name of the city, formerly, was, Luz.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of Joseph
יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

תּוּר 
Tuwr 
Usage: 23

Beth–el
בּית־אל 
Beyth-'El 
Usage: 71

Now the name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

of the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Context Readings

Israel Continues Its Conquest

22 The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them. 23 They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz). 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”



Cross References

Genesis 28:19

and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.

Genesis 35:6

So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia Grove, saying, “Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.” So they left, and they came to the house of a woman, a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there.

Joshua 7:2

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and scout the land.” So the men went up and scouted Ai.

Judges 18:2

So the Danites sent out five brave men from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout out the land and explore it. They told them, “Go and explore the land.”

They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.

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