They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),Judges 1:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃
- וַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ru“and they caused to spy out”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תּוּר · “to spy” · Strong's H8446
- בֵית־veit-“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
- יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- בְּבֵֽית־be.veit-“at Beth-”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
- אֵ֑ל'El“-el”Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
- וְשֵׁם־ve.shem-“and [the] name of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- הָעִ֥ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- לְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.Nim“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- לֽוּז׃Luz“[was] Luz”Noun, proper name of a place · from לוּז · “Luz” · Strong's H3870H
Places named in this verse
- Bethel · today: Beitinsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Bethel (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Bethel on OpenBible.info
- Luz · today: Beitinsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Luz (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Luz on OpenBible.info