Judges 3:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of the LORD, which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they were [left], to prove{H5254} Israel{H3478} by them, to know{H3045} whether they would hearken{H8085} unto the commandments{H4687} of Jehovah,{H3068} which he commanded{H6680} their fathers{H1} by{H3027} Moses.{H4872}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they were to prove{H5254}{(H8763)} Israel{H3478} by them, to know{H3045}{(H8800)} whether they would hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto the commandments{H4687} of the LORD{H3068}, which he commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} their fathers{H1} by the hand{H3027} of Moses{H4872}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The same remayned, that Israel mighte be proued by them, that it mighte be knowne whether they wolde herken to the commaundementes of the LORDE, which he commaunded their fathers by Moses.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And these remayned to proue Israel by them, to wit, whether they would obey the commandements of the Lorde, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Those remayned to proue Israel by, and to wyt whether they would hearken vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde, which he commaunded their fathers by the hande of Moyses.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they are to prove Israel by them, to know whether they obey the commands of Jehovah that He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they were `left', to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the purpose of testing Israel by them, to see if they would give ear to the orders of the Lord, which he had given to their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They were left to test Israel, so the LORD would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 2:22 : 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.
  • Judg 3:1 : 1 These are the nations that the Lord left in order to test Israel—those who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.
  • 1 Cor 11:19 : 19 Indeed, there must be factions among you so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
  • Exod 15:25 : 25 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them.
  • 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 33:8 : 8 Of Levi he said: 'Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one, whom You tested at Massah and contended with at the waters of Meribah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 2:22-23
    2 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Judg 3:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

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

    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.

  • Judg 3:5
    76%

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

  • Deut 8:2
    74%

    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 4:34
    72%

    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?

  • Josh 11:20
    72%

    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.

  • Deut 8:16
    71%

    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 2:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?'

    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.'

  • Exod 34:11
    71%

    11 Observe what I command you today. I am driving out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Heb 3:9
    71%

    9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw my works.

  • Judg 2:20
    71%

    20 Therefore, the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he said, 'Because this nation has violated the covenant I commanded their ancestors and has not listened to my voice,'

  • Num 13:3
    70%

    3 So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the LORD’s command. All of them were men who were leaders of the Israelites.

  • Judg 10:6
    70%

    6 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and did not serve Him.

  • 2 Kgs 17:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods.

    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.

  • Josh 11:3
    70%

    3 These included the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

  • 1 Sam 12:9
    70%

    9 But they forgot the LORD their God, so He sold them into the hands of Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

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    70%

    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.

  • Josh 3:10
    70%

    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.'

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    70%

    44 This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites.

  • Num 32:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them?

    8 This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land.

  • Josh 5:6
    70%

    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 31:5
    70%

    5 The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must act toward them according to the entire commandment I have instructed you.

  • Exod 3:17
    70%

    17 'And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.'

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    69%

    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.

  • Judg 1:28
    69%

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

  • 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,

  • Num 1:54
    69%

    54 Thus the Israelites did everything the LORD had commanded Moses, just as the LORD instructed them.

  • Judg 2:15
    69%

    15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring disaster on them, as the LORD had said and sworn to them. And they were in great distress.

  • Num 5:4
    69%

    4 The Israelites did so and sent them away outside the camp, as the Lord had instructed Moses; they did exactly as the Lord commanded.

  • Deut 6:3
    69%

    3 Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey, so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.

  • Exod 3:8
    69%

    8 'So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the place of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.'

  • Exod 33:2
    69%

    2 I will send an angel ahead of you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

  • Deut 20:18
    69%

    18 This is so they do not teach you to follow all the detestable practices they have done for their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.

  • Judg 13:1
    69%

    1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

  • Deut 4:14
    69%

    14 The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, so that you would observe them in the land you are crossing over to possess.

  • Josh 17:13
    69%

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

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    69%

    33 who went before you on the way to scout out a place for you to camp, by night in the fire to show you the way you should go, and by day in the cloud.

  • Num 13:19
    68%

    19 Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified?

  • 2 Chr 8:7
    68%

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

  • Lev 24:12
    68%

    12 They put him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

  • Josh 23:13
    68%

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    68%

    1 The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.

  • Acts 13:18
    68%

    18 For about forty years He endured their behavior in the wilderness.

  • Judg 2:12
    68%

    12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger.