Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
New American Standard Bible
King James 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;
Holman Bible
These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in
International Standard Version
Here's a list of nations that the LORD caused to remain in order to test Israel (that is, everyone who had not gained any battle experience in Canaan)
A Conservative Version
Now these are the nations which LORD left to prove Israel by them, (even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan,
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Now these are the nations which the Lord left [in order] to test Israel by them (that is, all [the people of Israel] who had not [previously] experienced any of the wars in Canaan;
Bible in Basic English
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;
Darby Translation
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan;
Julia Smith Translation
These the nations which Jehovah left to try Israel by them, (all which knew not the wars of Canaan;
King James 2000
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Lexham Expanded Bible
These [are] the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them ([that is, to test] all those who {had not experienced} any of the wars of Canaan,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
These are the nations which the LORD left to tempt Israel, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
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;
The Emphasized Bible
Now, these, are the nations which Yahweh left, that he might, by them, put Israel to the proof, - all who had not known any of the wars of Canaan;
Webster
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;
World English Bible
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;
Youngs Literal Translation
And these are the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;
Themes
the Canaanites » Part of left » To try israel
Israel » Under the judges » Canaan » Inhabitants » Not expelled
Interlinear
Yanach
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Some Nations Remain In The Land
1 And these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 2 only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least those who before knew nothing of it:
Cross References
Judges 2:21-22
I also from now on will not expel any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
Deuteronomy 7:22
And Jehovah your God will put out those nations before you by little and little. You may not destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon you.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And you shall remember all the way which Jehovah your God led you these forty years in the wilderness in order to humble you, to prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 8:16
who fed you in the wilderness with manna which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you and so that He might prove you, to do you good in your latter end,
Judges 2:10
And also all that generation were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know Jehovah, nor even the works which He had done for Israel.
2 Chronicles 32:31
But, in regard to the ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon who sent to him to ask about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him in order to try him, to know all that was in his heart.
Job 23:10
But He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.
Jeremiah 6:27
I have set you up an assayer, an examiner among My people, that you may know and try their way.
Jeremiah 17:9-10
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say, It is My people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
John 2:24
But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all
1 Peter 1:7
so that the trial of your faith (being much more precious than that of gold that perishes, but being proven through fire) might be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be astonished at the fiery trial which is to try you, as though a strange thing happened to you,
Revelation 2:23
And I will kill her children with death. And all the churches will know that I am He who searches the reins and hearts, and I will give to every one of you according to your works.