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 · 2000And 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 · 1611And 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 · 1901And 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 · 1949And 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 · 1862and 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) · 1752They 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 · 1890And 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
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.