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Berean Standard Bible

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

Judges 3:1

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Chapter 2 ended by explaining that a new generation arose that did not know the Lord, and that God would no longer drive out all the nations before Israel. This verse introduces a list of the peoples the Lord left in the land to test Israel, especially those who had not experienced the earlier wars in Canaan.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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 (ASV)

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 (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ESTAS, pues, son las gentes que dejó Jehová para probar con ellas á Israel, á todos aquellos que no habían conocido todas las guerras de Canaán;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esta es la lista de las naciones que el Señor dejó en la tierra para probar a la nueva generación de Israel que no había participado en las guerras de Canaán,

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