New English Translation
Judges 1:25
25He 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.
Judges 1:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
Context of Judges 1:25
23When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz), 24the 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. 26He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day. 27The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo or their surrounding towns. The Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.
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וַיַּרְאֵם֙ אֶת־מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when he shewedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- them the entranceמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
- into the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- they smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- with the edgeפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
- of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- but they let goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
- the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- and all his familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
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Commentaries on Judges 1:25
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: they were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they might make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers forty years out of Canaan…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-36Mentions of Joseph's descendants (Judges 1:22, 35) highlight the northern tribes' failures to remove their enemies.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2917-29. And Judah went with Simeon his brother--The course of the narrative is here resumed from Jud 1:9, and an account given of Judah returning the services of Simeon (Jud 1:3), by aiding in the prosecution of the war within the neighboring tribes. slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath--or Zephathah (2Ch 14:10), a valley lying in the southern portion of Canaan. Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow of the Israelites (see on Nu 21:2). The…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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