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Commentary for Judges 1:23

וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el—now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.

Rashi on Judges

Sent spies. Through others, they sent spies.31This is Targum Yonasan’s translation. "They spied the land"32 Bamidbar, 13:21. This refers to the spies sent by Moshe in the wilderness. is said concerning the spies themselves. However, concerning these who sent spies it is said, "they sent spies."
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