Judges 1:24

What does Judges 1:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 1:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the watchers saw a man coming out of the town, and said to him, If you will make clear to us the way into the town, we will be kind to you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the watchers see a man coming out from the city, and say to him, `Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance of the city, and we have done with thee kindness.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the guards saw a man come forth out of the city, and said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, how [we] may enter into the city, and we will shew thee kindness.

Context

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

v.24This passage

v.25And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 2:12

    Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true token;

  • 1 Samuel 30:15

    And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

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