NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Now these are the nationsgowy (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; Links Judges 3:1Judges 3:1 NIV Judges 3:1 NLT Judges 3:1 ESV Judges 3:1 NASB Judges 3:1 KJV |