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The houseבֵיתof Josephיוֹסֵףhad men scout outוַיָּתִירוּBethelבְּבֵית אֵל(the nameוְשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירformerly wasלְפָנִיםLuz).לוּז
Judges 1:23
Study it in the app“The house of Joseph had men scout out Bethel (the name of the city formerly was Luz).”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:23, word by word
- The houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- had men scout outיָּתִירוּyatiru
explore
To go through a land to learn about it.
Where else “yatiru” appears- Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- (the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- formerly wasפָנִיםfanim
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanim” appears- Luz)לוּזluz
Luz
Luz, the old name of the town of Bethel; also another town.
Where else “luz” appears
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
22The house of Joseph, they too, went up against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.
23 · This verse (above)
24Those watching saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us, please, the way into the city, and we will show loyal love to you.”