Judges 1:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃

Transliteration

And yātîrû bêt-yôsēp in bêt-ʾēl and šēm the ʿîr ləpānîm lûz.

Grammar Details

*yātîrû*: hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they spied out/explored
*bêt*: common noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*yôsēp*: proper noun, Joseph
*ʾēl*: proper noun, El/God (in place name)
*šēm*: common noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*ʿîr*: common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city
*ləpānîm*: common noun, masculine plural with preposition - before/formerly
*lûz*: proper noun, Luz

Word Meanings

*yātîrû*: spied out/reconnoitered/explored
*ləpānîm*: formerly/previously/before
*lûz*: Luz (former name of Bethel)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 28:19 : 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Gen 35:6 : 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him.
Gen 48:3 : 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Josh 2:1 : 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
Josh 7:2 : 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
Judg 18:2 : 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Judg 1:22
85%
22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
Judg 1:24-26
3 verses
83%
24And 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.
25And 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.
26And 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.
Gen 28:19
79%
19And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Gen 35:6-7
2 verses
76%
6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him.
7And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Josh 16:1-2
2 verses
74%
1And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el;
2and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
Josh 7:2
71%
2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
Gen 48:3
71%
3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Josh 18:13
70%
13And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether.
Josh 2:1-2
2 verses
69%
1And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.
Josh 18:22
68%
22and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,
Gen 46:28
68%
28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Deut 1:22
68%
22And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.
Gen 37:17
68%
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Judg 19:13-17
5 verses
67%
13And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
14So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
15And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.
16And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
17And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
Gen 37:14
67%
14And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Gen 42:14
67%
14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
2 Kgs 23:17
67%
17Then he said, What monument is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el.
Amos 5:6
67%
6Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.
Judg 18:2
67%
2And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Gen 35:15
67%
15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
Judg 1:35
67%
35but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork.
Gen 13:3
67%
3And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai,
Deut 1:24
66%
24and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
Judg 17:7
66%
7And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
Gen 43:17
66%
17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.
Gen 35:1
66%
1And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Gen 42:9
66%
9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.