Judges 1:24

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."

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 The descendants of Joseph also went into battle against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23 They sent men to spy on Bethel. (In the past the city was called Luz.)

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.

26 The man went to the land of the Hittites. There he built a city and called it Luz. The city still has that name today.