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Judges 3:4

Moses
Trials and adversityObedience

2 if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

3 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 Lebo-hamath.

These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

5 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

6 And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

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BSB
These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.
KJV
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.
WEB
They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the LORD’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
BLB
And they were to test by them Israel, to know whether they would heed the commandments of YHWH, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
ÅB
Ved dem var det Israel skulle prøves, så det kunne kjennes om de ville lyde Herrens bud, som han hadde gitt deres fedre ved Moses.
OTB
De ble latt igjen for å teste israelittene for å se om de ville adlyde Herrens bud, som Han hadde gitt til deres forfedre gjennom Moses.
B1930
Ved dem var det Israel skulde prøves, så det kunde kjennes om de vilde lyde Herrens bud, som han hadde gitt deres fedre ved Moses.

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Cross references

  • Judges 2:22

    In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”

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  • Judges 3:1

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

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  • Exodus 15:25

    And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,

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  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    Remember 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:8

    Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:19

    And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12

    The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

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