World English Bible
"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."
— Judges 1:25, World English Bible
“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 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. ”
“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.”
The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Yahweh was with them.
The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
The watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, "Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you."
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.
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.
Manasseh did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth Shean and its towns, nor [of] Taanach 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.
It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.