American Standard Version
"And 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. "
— Judges 1:25, American Standard Version
“And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.”
“He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.”
“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.”
“And when he had shewed them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man, and all his kindred, they let go:”
“So he made clear to them the way into the town, and they put it to the sword; but they let the man and all his family get away safe.”
“And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.”
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
And 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.
And 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.
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.
And Manasseh did not drive outthe inhabitants ofBeth-shean and its towns, norofTaanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.