Judges 1:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They sent spies to Bethel ( formerly known as Luz),

Young's Literal Translation
and the house of Joseph cause [men] to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),

King James Bible
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz. )

Hebrew
They
בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

sent spies
וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ (way·yā·ṯî·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8446: To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring

to Bethel
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah

(
הָעִ֥יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

formerly
לְפָנִ֖ים (lə·p̄ā·nîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

known as
וְשֵׁם־ (wə·šêm-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

Luz),
לֽוּז׃ (lūz)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3870: Luz -- earlier name of Bethel, also a Hittite city

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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