Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Only because of the generations of the children of Israel, for the purpose of teaching them war--only those who up till then had no experience of it;
New American Standard Bible
only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might
King James Version
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
Holman Bible
This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.
International Standard Version
only so that successive Israeli generations, who had not known war previously, might come to know it by experience.
A Conservative Version
only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least to such as formerly knew nothing of that):
American Standard Version
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:
Amplified
only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, at least those who had not experienced it previously).
Darby Translation
it was only that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, that he might teach war to such at least as had not known it before.
Julia Smith Translation
Only for the generations of the sons of Israel to know to teach them war, only who before knew not;)
King James 2000
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who before knew nothing thereof;
Lexham Expanded Bible
in order that the generations of Israel would know war, to teach those {who had not experienced it} before):
Modern King James verseion
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:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Only, for the learning of the generation of the children of Israel, which before knew nothing of war,
NET Bible
He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war.
New Heart English Bible
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:
The Emphasized Bible
that the generations of the sons of Israel might certainly get to know, by being taught to make war, - such, at least, as aforetime knew nothing thereof: -
Webster
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it;)
World English Bible
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:
Youngs Literal Translation
(only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) --
Themes
the Canaanites » Part of left » To try israel
Israel » Under the judges » Canaan » Inhabitants » Not expelled
Topics
Interlinear
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 3:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Some Nations Remain In The Land
1 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; 2 Only because of the generations of the children of Israel, for the purpose of teaching them war--only those who up till then had no experience of it; 3 The five chiefs of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites and the Zidonians and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from the mountain Baal-hermon as far as Hamath:
Cross References
Genesis 2:17
But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.
Genesis 3:5
For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:7
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.
2 Chronicles 12:8
But still they will become his servants, so that they may see how different my yoke is from the yoke of the kingdoms of the lands.
Matthew 10:34-39
Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
John 16:33
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air:
Ephesians 6:11-18
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
1 Timothy 6:12
Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.
2 Timothy 2:3
Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith: