NET Bible
"When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel(it used to be called Luz),"
— Judges 1:23, NET Bible
“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”
“And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.) ”
“The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”
“For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,”
“So they sent men to make a search round Beth-el. (Now the name of the town in earlier times was Luz.)”
“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”
Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.
The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.
Partial Success When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the LORD was with them.
When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel(it used to be called Luz),
the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him,“If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”
He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.
He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.