Judges 3:1

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;

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WEBBE

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

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;

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;

BBE

Now these are the nations which the Lord kept in the land for the purpose of testing Israel by them, all those who had had no experience of all the wars of Canaan;

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וְאֵלֶּה ve·'e·leh and these H428 הַגּוֹיִם ha·go·yim [are] the nations H1471 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 הִנִּיחַ hi·ni·ach he left H5117 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לְנַסּוֹת le·na·sot to put to [the] test H5254 בָּם bam by (the) them H9038 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher [those] who H834 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יָדְעוּ ya·de·'u they had known H3045 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 מִלְחֲמוֹת mil·cha·mot [the] wars of H4421 כְּנָעַן ke·na·'an Canaan H3667

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

As the Israelites were a type of the church on earth, they were not to be idle and slothful. The Lord was pleased to try them by the remains of the devoted nations they spared. Temptations and trials detect the wickedness of the hearts of sinners; and strengthen he graces of believers in their daily conflict with Satan, sin, and this evil world. They must live in this world, but they are not of it, and are forbidden to conform to it. This marks the difference between the followers of Christ and mere professors. The friendship of the world is more fatal than its enmity; the latter can only kill the body, but the former murders many precious souls.

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Cross-references

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People & places

Canaan Canaan

Topics

IsraelAmoritesCanaanites

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.