Judges 1:23
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
תּוּר
tûwr
to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring
בֵּית־אֵל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
לוּז
Lûwz
Luz, the name of two places in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
תּוּר tûwr
to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring
Study H8446 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the lan...
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