Judges 3:4 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 3:4

These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

KJV

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And they were to prove Israel by them,.... They were left in the land, as to inure them to war, and try their courage, so to prove their faithfulness to God: to know whether they would hearken to the commandments, of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses; even all the commandments of the Lord delivered to them by Moses, moral, civil, and ceremonial, and particularly those that concerned the destruction of the Canaanites, their altars, and their idols, Deu 7:1.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיִּהְי֕וּ	vai.yih.Yu	and they were	H1961 →
לְנַסּ֥וֹת	le.na.Sot	to put to [the] test	H5254 →
בָּ֖ם	bam	by <the> them
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לָדַ֗עַת	la.Da.'at	to know	H3045 →
הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙	ha.yish.me.'U	¿ will they obey	H8085 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִצְוֹ֣ת	mitz.Vot	[the] commandments of	H4687 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
צִוָּ֥ה	tzi.Vah	he had commanded	H6680 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲבוֹתָ֖ם	'a.vo.Tam	ancestors their	H1 →
בְּיַד־	be.yad-	by [the] hand of	H3027 →
מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5254lenasotto put to [the] test36×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 8:16
  He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- James 1:3
  because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
- 1 Peter 1:7
  so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Exodus 16:4
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I…
Through
Exodus 15:25
And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 8:2
  Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Corinthians 11:19
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 13:3
  you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 2:19
  They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of…
Through
Judges 3:1
These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
leads to
- Proverbs 17:3
  A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.