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dē̇ -skrı̄ ´: This word like "describe" came into the English through the French descrire (Latin, describere ); it occurs only in the King James Version of Judges 1:23 : "And the house of Joseph sent to Bethel." תּוּר , tūr the verb thus translated, signifies "to explore" or "examine," and the Revised Version (British and American) correctly renders "sent to spy out.»

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Descry'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/descry.html. 1915.

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