Judges 1:24
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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.and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
In other translations
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.and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּרְאוּvaiyir'uand they sawH7200הַשֹּׁמְרִיםhashomerimthose [who] watchedH8104אִישׁ'isha manH376יוֹצֵאyotze'coming outH3318מִן־min-fromH4480הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לוֹloto <the> himהַרְאֵנוּhar'enushow usH7200נָאna'pleaseH4994אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מְבוֹאmevo'[the] entrance ofH3996הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וְעָשִׂינוּve'asinuand we will doH6213עִמְּךָ'imekhawith youH5973חָסֶד׃chasedloyaltyH2617
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Joshua 2:12-1412 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token: 13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.12 Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.” 14 “Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
- 1 Samuel 30:15And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
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