Judges 3:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now theseוְאֵ֤לֶּה
(ve·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
are the nationsהַגֹּויִם֙
(hag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
left, 
 
5117: to resta prim. root
to testלְנַסֹּ֥ות
(le·nas·so·vt)
5254: to test, trya prim. root
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
by them ([that is], allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
had not experiencedיָדְע֔וּ
(ya·de·'u,)
3045: to knowa prim. root
anyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of the warsמִלְחֲמֹ֥ות
(mil·cha·mo·vt)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
of Canaan;כְּנָֽעַן׃
(ke·na·'an.)
3667a: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordanfrom kana


















KJV Lexicon
Now these are the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
left
yanach  (yaw-nakh')
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
to prove
nacah  (naw-saw')
to test; by implication, to attempt -- adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
by them even as many of Israel as had not known
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
all the wars
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
of Canaan
Kna`an  (ken-ah'-an)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him -- Canaan, merchant, traffick.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;

King James 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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are the nations the LORD left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.

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)

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These are the nations the LORD left behind to test all the Israelites who had not experienced any war in Canaan.

King James 2000 Bible
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;
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