Judges 1:25
What does Judges 1:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 1:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he sheweth them the entrance of the city, and they smite the city by the mouth of the sword, and the man and all his family they have sent away;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And 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:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he shewed them how to enter into the city. And they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
Context
v.24And 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.
v.25This passage
v.26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 6:22
And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.