Judges 1:24–25

24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, zand we will deal kindly with you.” 25 And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

Judges 1:24–25 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

24 the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.” 25 So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.

Judges 1:24–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. 25 And 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.

Judges 1:24–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Show us a way into the town, and we will have mercy on you.” 25 So he showed them a way in, and they killed everyone in the town except that man and his family.

Judges 1:24–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and we will show you mercy.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

Judges 1:24–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, “Show us a way into the city, and we will be kind to you.” 25 So the man showed them the way into the city. The men of Joseph attacked with swords the people in Bethel, but they let the man and his family go free.

Judges 1:24–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 And 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. 25 And 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.

Judges 1:24–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 And the guards saw a man come forth out of the city, and said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, how we may enter into the city, and we will shew thee kindness. 25 And 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.

Judges 1:24–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city. They told him, “Show us how we can get into the city, and we’ll treat you kindly.” 25 He showed them. So they got into the city and killed everyone there. But they let that man and his whole family go free.

Judges 1:24–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 The spies saw a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.” 25 When he showed them the way into the town, they put the town to the sword but released the man and his entire family.

Judges 1:24–25 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

24 When the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” 25 So he showed them the way into the city, and they put the city to the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

Judges 1:24–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 And when the spies saw a man leaving the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance of the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” 25 So he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let go the man and all his family.

Judges 1:24–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 Those who were sent saw a man coming out of the city. They said to him, “Show us how to get into the city. If you do, we’ll see that you are treated well.” 25 So he showed them how to get in.

The men of Joseph killed the people in the city with their swords. But they spared the man from Bethel. They also spared his whole family.

Judges 1:24–25 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.”

25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free.

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