Judges 1:24

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.”

Judges 1:24 in Other Translations

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.

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, and we will deal kindly with you."

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.”

24 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."

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.

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."

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."

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."

Judges 1:24 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:24

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city
Or "the keepers" ^F18; those that were sent to watch, and observe, and get what intelligence they could of the city, and the way into it:

and they said unto him, show us, we pray, thee, the entrance into the
city;
not the gate or gates of it, which no doubt were visible enough, but some private way into it; the Jews, as before observed, think the entrance was by the way of a cave, or some hidden passage, of which Jarchi and Kimchi make mention:

and we will show thee mercy;
give him a reward for it, or spare him and his family when the city came into their hands.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Myrmvh) "custodes", Pagninus, Montanus; "observatores", Vatablus, Drusius, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Judges 1:24 In-Context

22 Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23 When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),

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.

26 He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 47:29; Joshua 2:12,14