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Contemporary English Version

Judges 1:22

The Ephraim and Manasseh tribes were getting ready to attack Bethel, which at that time was called Luz. And the Lord helped them when they sent spies to find out as much as they could about Bethel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beth-El;   Canaanites;   Ephraim;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beth-El;   Ephraim;   Tribe;   The Topic Concordance - Compassion;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Canaanites, the;   Ephraim, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Canaan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostacy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Gods and Goddesses, Pagan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Judges, the Book of;   Palestine;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Judges, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethel;   Canaanites;   Doubt;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Jude, Epistle of;   Judges (1);   Manasseh;   Numbers, Book of;   Palestine;   Tribes of Israel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline;   Pity Compassion;   Salvation;   Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethel;   Dan;   Hittites;   Jehoshaphat;   Jerusalem;   Scripture;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Beth'el;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethel;   Compassion;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Refute;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bethel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benjamin;   Ephraim;   Joshua (Jehoshua);   War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Hebrew Names Version
The house of Yosef, they also went up against Beit-El; and the LORD was with them.
King James Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them.
Lexham English Bible
Likewise, the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
English Standard Version
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
New Century Version
The men of Joseph went to fight against the city of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
New English Translation
When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the Lord was with them.
Amplified Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
New American Standard Bible
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They also yt were of the house of Ioseph, went vp to Beth-el, and the Lord was with them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And on some, who are doubting, have mercy;
Complete Jewish Bible
The house of Yosef likewise attacked Beit-El; and Adonai was with them.
Darby Translation
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them.
Easy-to-Read Version
The descendants of Joseph went to fight against the city of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
George Lamsa Translation
The house of Joseph also went out against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.
Good News Translation
The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to attack the city of Bethel, at that time called Luz. The Lord helped them. They sent spies to the city,
Literal Translation
And the house of Joseph went up, they also against Bethel. And Jehovah was with them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Likewyse the children of Ioseph wete vp also vnto Bethel, & the LORDE was wt the.
American Standard Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
Bible in Basic English
And the family of Joseph went up against Beth-el, and the Lord was with them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in like maner they that were of the house of Ioseph went vp to Bethel, and the Lorde was with them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.
King James Version (1611)
And the house of Ioseph, they also went vp against Bethel: and the Lord was with them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.
English Revised Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.
Berean Standard Bible
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the hows of Joseph stiede in to Bethel, and the Lord was with hem.
Young's Literal Translation
And the house of Joseph go up -- even they -- to Beth-El, and Jehovah [is] with them;
Update Bible Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Yahweh was with them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD [was] with them.
World English Bible
The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Yahweh was with them.
New King James Version
And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
New Living Translation
The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
New Life Bible
The men of the family of Joseph went up against Bethel. And the Lord was with them.
New Revised Standard
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the Lord was with them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then went up the house of Joseph - they also, - unto Bethel, - and, Yahweh, was with them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Revised Standard Version
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.
THE MESSAGE
The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. God was with them. Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz. The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, "Show us a way into the city and we'll treat you well." The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family. The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that's its name to this day.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Contextual Overview

21 The Jebusites were living in Jerusalem, and the Benjamin tribe did not defeat them or capture the town. That's why Jebusites still live in Jerusalem along with the people of Benjamin. 22The Ephraim and Manasseh tribes were getting ready to attack Bethel, which at that time was called Luz. And the Lord helped them when they sent spies to find out as much as they could about Bethel. 24 While the spies were watching the town, a man came out, and they told him, "If you show us how our army can get into the town, we will make sure that you aren't harmed." 25 The man showed them, and the two Israelite tribes attacked Bethel, killing everyone except the man and his family. The two tribes made the man and his family leave, 26 so they went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a town. He named the town Luz, and that is still its name. 27Canaanites lived in the towns of Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all the villages nearby. The Canaanites were determined to stay, and the Manasseh tribe never did get rid of them. But later on, when the Israelites grew more powerful, they made slaves of the Canaanites. 29 The Ephraim tribe did not get rid of the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived there with Israelites all around them. 30 The Zebulun tribe did not get rid of the Canaanites who lived in Kitron and Nahalol, and the Canaanites stayed there with Israelites around them. But the people of Zebulun did force the Canaanites into slave labor. 31The Asher tribe did not get rid of the Canaanites who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob, and the Asher tribe lived with Canaanites all around them. 33 The Naphtali tribe did not get rid of the Canaanites who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath, but they did force the Canaanites into slave labor. The Naphtali tribe lived with Canaanites around them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the house: Numbers 1:10, Numbers 1:32, Joshua 14:4, Joshua 16:1-4, 1 Chronicles 7:29, Revelation 7:8

the Lord: Judges 1:19, Genesis 49:24, 2 Kings 18:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:19 - the name Genesis 35:6 - Luz Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Joshua 12:16 - Bethel Joshua 16:2 - Bethel Joshua 18:13 - side of Luz 1 Samuel 30:27 - Bethel 1 Kings 11:28 - the house 1 Chronicles 7:28 - Bethel Amos 5:6 - the house

Cross-References

Genesis 1:13
Evening came and then morning—that was the third day.
Genesis 1:14

The Fourth Day

God said, "I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.
Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
Genesis 8:17
Let out the birds, animals, and reptiles, so they can mate and live all over the earth."
Genesis 9:1
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
Genesis 30:27
But Laban told him, "If you really are my friend, stay on, and I'll pay whatever you ask. I'm sure the Lord has blessed me because of you."
Genesis 30:30
You didn't have much before I came, but the Lord has blessed everything I have ever done for you. Now it's time for me to start looking out for my own family.
Leviticus 26:9
I will treat you with such kindness that your nation will grow strong, and I will also keep my promises to you.
Job 40:15
I created both you and the hippopotamus. It eats only grass like an ox,
Job 42:12
The Lord now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand pair of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel,.... Which lay upon the borders of the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, Joshua 16:1; and though it seems to have been taken when Ai was, Joshua 8:17; yet it appears that it was now in the possession of the Canaanites; wherefore the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh being desirous of enlarging their borders after the example of Judah, went against this place in order to take it:

and the Lord [was] with them; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, directing, assisting, and succeeding them in their attempt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bethel was within the borders of Benjamin, but was captured, as we here learn, by the house of Joseph, who probably retained it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 1:22. The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel — That is, the tribe of Ephraim and the half tribe of Manasseh, who dwelt beyond Jordan. Beth-el was not taken by Joshua, though he took Ai, which was nigh to it.

Instead of בית יוסף beith Yoseph, "the house of Joseph," ten of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. and six of De Rossi's have בני יוסף beney Yoseph, "the children of Joseph;" and this is the reading of both the Septuagint and Arabic, as well as of two copies in the Hexapla of Origen.


 
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