Judges 3:1

In 11 translations

BSB

These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

KJV

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

WEB

Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

ASV

Now these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

LSV

And these [are] the nations which YHWH left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;

YLT

And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;

DBY

And these are the nations that Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, all that had not known all the wars of Canaan;

DRC

These are the nations which the Lord left, that by them he might instruct Israel, and all that had not known the wars of the Chanaanites:

GNV

These nowe are the nations which the Lord left, that he might proue Israel by them (euen as many of Israel as had not knowen all the warres of Canaan,

JPS

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

LXXE

And these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel with them, all that had not known the wars of Chanaan.

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WLC

וְאֵ֤לֶּה הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּ֣יחַ יְהוָ֔ה לְנַסּ֥וֹת בָּ֖ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יָדְע֔וּ אֵ֖ת כָּל־מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ἔθνη ἃ ἀφῆκε Κύριος αὐτὰ ὥστε πειρᾶσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, πάντας τοὺς μὴ ἐγνωκότας τοὺς πολέμους Χαναάν.

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• Judges 2:21–22I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”
• Deuteronomy 7:22The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
• Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
• 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
• Deuteronomy 8:16He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
• Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
• Jeremiah 6:27“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
• John 2:24But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
• Judges 2:10After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
• Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our…
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Jeremiah 17:9–10The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
• 2 Chronicles 32:31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

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