Judges 1:26
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and named it Luz, which is its name to this day.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the man{H376} went{H3212} into the land{H776} of the Hittites,{H2850} and built{H1129} a city,{H5892} and called{H7121} the name{H8034} thereof Luz,{H3870} which is the name{H8034} thereof unto this day.{H3117}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the man{H376} went{H3212}{(H8799)} into the land{H776} of the Hittites{H2850}, and built{H1129}{(H8799)} a city{H5892}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} thereof Luz{H3870}: which is the name{H8034} thereof unto this day{H3117}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wete the same man vp in to ye countre of the Hethites, & buylded a cite, and called it Lus, & so is the name of it yet vnto this daye.
Geneva Bible (1560)
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.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the man went into the land of the Hethites, and buylt a citie, and called the name therof Luz: whiche is the name therof vnto this day.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz, which is the name of it to this day.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he went into the land of the Hittites, building a town there and naming it Luz: which is its name to this day.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.
Referenced Verses
- 2 Kgs 7:6 : 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
- 2 Chr 1:17 : 17 And they fetched up and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and they brought out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
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19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at first.
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22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.
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6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
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