Judges 3:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

These are the nations that the Lord left in order to test Israel—those who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now these are the nations{H1471} which Jehovah{H3068} left,{H3240} to prove{H5254} Israel{H3478} by them, even as many [of Israel] as had not known{H3045} all the wars{H4421} of Canaan;{H3667}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now these are the nations{H1471} which the LORD{H3068} left{H3240}{(H8689)}, to prove{H5254}{(H8763)} Israel{H3478} by them, even as many of Israel as had not known{H3045}{(H8804)} all the wars{H4421} of Canaan{H3667};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    These are the nacions, whom the LORDE suffred to remayne, yt by them he mighte proue Israel, which had no vnderstondinge in the warres of Canaan:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

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

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    These are the nations whiche the Lorde left, that he might proue Israel by them: (euen as many of Israel as had not knowen al the warres of Chanaan:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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;

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    These were the nations the LORD permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel– he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 2:21-22 : 21 'I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.' 22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.
  • 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, regarding the envoys sent by the rulers of Babylon to inquire about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left Hezekiah to test him and to know what was in his heart.
  • Job 23:10 : 10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
  • Prov 17:3 : 3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
  • Jer 6:27 : 27 I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may observe and test their ways.
  • Jer 17:9-9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and incurable—who can understand it? 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 This 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 God.’
  • John 2:24 : 24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all people.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  • Deut 7:22 : 22 The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you.
  • Deut 8:2 : 2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.
  • Judg 2:10 : 10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD or the works he had done for Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 3:2-5
    4 verses
    85%

    2 He did this to teach subsequent generations of the Israelites—those who had not known previous wars—how to fight.

    3 The nations included the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

    4 They were left to test Israel in order to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had given to their ancestors through Moses.

    5 The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Judg 2:21-23
    3 verses
    79%

    21 'I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.'

    22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.

    23 The LORD allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out immediately by giving them into Joshua’s hand.

  • 2 Chr 8:7
    70%

    7 All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites,

  • 1 Kgs 9:20
    69%

    20 All the people who were left from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites—

  • Deut 7:1
    69%

    1 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of, and He drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—seven nations more numerous and stronger than you,

  • Josh 23:3
    68%

    3 You have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all the nations before you, for the LORD your God is the one who fought for you.

  • Josh 23:13
    68%

    13 then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

  • Josh 3:10
    68%

    10 Joshua said, 'By this you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.'

  • Josh 23:9
    67%

    9 The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one has been able to stand against you to this day.

  • Josh 18:2
    67%

    2 Seven tribes among the Israelites remained who had not yet received their inheritance.

  • Deut 8:2
    67%

    2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.

  • Judg 1:1
    67%

    1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will go up first for us to fight against the Canaanites?"

  • Judg 1:28
    67%

    28 When Israel became strong, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not completely drive them out.

  • Josh 17:13
    67%

    13 However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not completely drive them out.

  • Deut 7:17
    67%

    17 If you say in your heart, 'These nations are too numerous for me; how can I drive them out?'

  • Judg 2:3
    66%

    3 So now I say, 'I will not drive them out before you. They will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.'

  • Deut 4:38
    66%

    38 He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

  • 2 Kgs 17:8
    66%

    8 They followed the practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, as well as the practices of the kings of Israel that they themselves had introduced.

  • Num 33:55
    66%

    55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land where you live.

  • Deut 9:1-2
    2 verses
    66%

    1 Listen, Israel: Today you are crossing over the Jordan to enter and take possession of nations greater and stronger than you, with cities that are great and fortified up to the heavens.

    2 The people are great and tall—the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know and about whom you have heard it said, 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?'

  • Deut 4:34
    66%

    34 Or has any god ever tried to take for himself a nation from within another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  • Deut 4:27
    66%

    27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will lead you.

  • Deut 31:3
    65%

    3 The LORD your God himself will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall take possession of them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.

  • Josh 11:8
    65%

    8 The LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them as far as Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the valley of Mizpeh to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

  • Josh 5:1
    65%

    1 When all the kings of the Amorites west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan to allow the Israelites to cross, their hearts melted, and they lost all courage because of the Israelites.

  • Josh 11:19-20
    2 verses
    65%

    19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon. All others were taken in battle.

    20 For it was the LORD's purpose to harden their hearts to engage in battle with Israel, so that they would be utterly destroyed, receiving no mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Josh 13:13
    65%

    13 However, the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites. So Geshur and Maachath continue to live among the Israelites to this day.

  • Josh 24:11
    65%

    11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites fought against you, but I gave them into your hands.

  • Ps 106:34
    65%

    34 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

  • Deut 1:39
    65%

    39 And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Josh 5:6
    65%

    6 The Israelites journeyed in the wilderness for forty years until all the warriors who had come out of Egypt died, because they did not obey the LORD. The LORD swore that He would not show them the land He had promised to their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Deut 8:16
    65%

    16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.

  • Jer 31:2
    65%

    2 This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness as Israel journeyed to find rest.

  • Num 34:29
    65%

    29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Judg 1:30
    65%

    30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol. The Canaanites continued to live among them, but they were subjected to forced labor.

  • Deut 12:29
    65%

    29 When the Lord your God cuts off the nations before you, the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,

  • Deut 9:4
    65%

    4 Do not say in your heart, when the LORD your God drives them out before you, 'It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to take possession of this land,' but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you.

  • Deut 19:1
    65%

    1 When the LORD your God eliminates the nations whose land He is giving you, and you take possession of them and settle in their cities and houses,

  • Deut 31:13
    65%

    13 And their children, who do not know it yet, will hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Deut 3:18
    65%

    18 At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

  • Neh 9:24
    65%

    24 Their descendants went in and took possession of the land. You subdued the inhabitants of the land—the Canaanites—before them and handed their kings and the peoples of the land over to them, to do with as they desired.