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Judges Chapter 1 verse 23 Holy Bible

ASV Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
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BBE Judges 1:23

So they sent men to make a search round Beth-el. (Now the name of the town in earlier times was Luz.)
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DARBY Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)
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KJV Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
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WBT Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.
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WEB Judges 1:23

The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
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YLT Judges 1:23

and the house of Joseph cause `men' to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - Bethel, now Beitin. The name (house of God) had been given by Jacob (Genesis 28:19), but obviously would not be likely to be adopted by the Canaanitish inhabitants, by whom it was called Luz. As soon, however, as the Ephraimites conquered it, they reimposed the name, in memory of their father Jacob. The Saxon charters exhibit an analogous change in such transitions of name, as that from Bedericksworth to Bury St. Edmunds, which took place after the transfer of St. Edmund's body to the church there, the old name continuing for a time along with the new one, but at last disappearing.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) To descry Beth-el.--The word perhaps implies a regular siege, and it is so understood by the LXX. (Cod. Alex.) and the Vulgate.Luz.--We are also told that this was the original name of the city in Genesis 28:19; but there seems to be in that verse a distinction between the city and the place of Jacob's dream. (Comp. Joshua 16:2.) The name means either "hazel," or "sinking," i.e., a valley depression.