Judges 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:1-7

11Now theseH428 are the nationsH1471 whichH834 the LordH3068 leftH5117, to testH5254 IsraelH3478 by them (that is, allH3605 whoH834 had not 2experiencedH3045 anyH3605 of the warsH4421 of CanaanH3667; 2onlyH7534 in orderH4616 that the generationsH1755 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 might 3be taughtH3925 warH4421, 4thoseH7534 whoH834 had not 5experiencedH3045 it formerlyH6440). 3These nations are: the fiveH2568 lordsH5633 of the PhilistinesH6430 and allH3605 the CanaanitesH3669 and the SidoniansH6722 and 6the HivitesH2340 who livedH3427 in MountH2022 LebanonH3844, from MountH2022 Baal-hermonH1179 as farH5704 as 7Lebo-hamathH935. 4They were for 89testingH5254 IsraelH3478, to findH3045 out if they would 10obeyH8085 the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068, whichH834 He had commandedH6680 their fathersH1 11throughH3027 MosesH4872. 512The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 livedH3427 amongH7130 the CanaanitesH3669, the HittitesH2850, the AmoritesH567, the PerizzitesH6522, the HivitesH2340, and the JebusitesH2983; 6and 13they tookH3947 their daughtersH1323 for themselves as wivesH802, and gaveH5414 their own daughtersH1323 to their sonsH1121, and servedH5647 their godsH430.

7The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213 14whatH7451 was evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, and 15forgotH7911 the LordH3068 their GodH430 and 16servedH5647 the BaalsH1168 and the 17AsherothH842.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 3:1 Judg 1:1; 2:21, 22 ↩
  2. 2. Judges 3:1 Lit known ↩
  3. 3. Judges 3:2 Lit know, to teach them ↩
  4. 4. Judges 3:2 Lit only ↩
  5. 5. Judges 3:2 Lit known ↩
  6. 6. Judges 3:3 Josh 9:7; 11:19 ↩
  7. 7. Judges 3:3 Or the entrance of Hamath ↩
  8. 8. Judges 3:4 Lit testing by them ↩
  9. 9. Judges 3:4 Deut 8:2 ↩
  10. 10. Judges 3:4 Lit hear ↩
  11. 11. Judges 3:4 Lit by the hand of ↩
  12. 12. Judges 3:5 Ps 106:35 ↩
  13. 13. Judges 3:6 Ex 34:15, 16; Deut 7:3, 4; Josh 23:12 ↩
  14. 14. Judges 3:7 Judg 2:11 ↩
  15. 15. Judges 3:7 Deut 4:9 ↩
  16. 16. Judges 3:7 Judg 2:13 ↩
  17. 17. Judges 3:7 I.e. wooden symbol of a female deity ↩

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