Judges 1:25
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
So he made clear to them the way into the town, and they put it to the sword; but they let the man and all his family get away safe.
BBE
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.
DBY
He shown 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.
WEB
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;
YLT
And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they stroke the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
ENG
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.
WBT
So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
BSB
In context
23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
24And the spies 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 show thee 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 unto this day.
27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.