And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
and the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
- Date
- Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy