Judges 1:25
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New International Version (©2011)
So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.

New Living Translation (©2007)
So he showed them a way in, and they killed everyone in the town except that man and his family.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When he showed them the way into the town, they put the town to the sword but released the man and his entire family.

International Standard Version (©2012)
So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they attacked the city with swords, but they let the man and his entire family escape.

NET Bible (©2006)
He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He showed them. So they got into the city and killed everyone there. But they let that man and his whole family go free.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

American King James Version
And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

American Standard Version
And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had shewn them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man and all his kindred they let go:

Darby Bible Translation
And he showed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

English Revised Version
And he shewed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but they let go the man and all his family.

World English Bible
He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

Young's Literal Translation
And he sheweth them the entrance of the city, and they smite the city by the mouth of the sword, and the man and all his family they have sent away;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:21-36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: they were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they might make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers forty years out of Canaan, kept them now out of the full possession of it. Distrust of the power and promise of God deprived them of advantages, and brought them into troubles. Thus many a believer who begins well is hindered. His graces languish, his lusts revive, Satan plies him with suitable temptations, the world recovers its hold; he brings guilt into his conscience, anguish into his heart, discredit on his character, and reproach on the gospel. Though he may have sharp rebukes, and be so recovered that he does not perish, yet he will have deeply to lament his folly through his remaining days; and upon his dying bed to mourn over the opportunities of glorifying God and serving the church he has lost. We can have no fellowship with the enemies of God within us or around us, but to our hurt; therefore our only wisdom is to maintain unceasing war against them.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when he showed them the entrance, into the city,.... Pointing to it with his fingers, as the same writers observe:

they smote the city with the edge of the sword; they gave notice of what intelligence they had got to the body of the army, who came up, entered the city, took it, and put the inhabitants of it to the sword, as they were ordered to do with all the Canaanites:

but they let go the man and all his family; who had returned to it, encouraged by the promise made him, and for the sake of saving of his family; which though not expressed, he might have asked the favour of sparing them, which might be promised, as was in the case of Rahab; provided he would either renounce Heathenism, and embrace the true religion, or depart to another country, the latter of which he chose.

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Additional Cities Captured
…24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will show you mercy. 25And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. 26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof to this day.

Joshua 6:25 But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho--and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
Judges 1:26 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.