Judges 2:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
in orderלְמַ֛עַן
(le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
to testנַסֹּ֥ות
(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, whether they will keepהֲשֹׁמְרִ֣ים
(ha·sho·me·rim)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְ
(de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the LORDיְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
to walkלָלֶ֣כֶת
(la·le·chet)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in it as their fathersאֲבֹותָ֖ם
(a·vo·v·tam)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
did,שָׁמְר֥וּ
(sha·me·ru)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
orאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
not." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
That through them I may 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.
whether they will keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
to walk
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
therein as their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
did keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
it or not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it as their fathers did, or not."

King James Bible
That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I did this to test Israel and to see whether they would keep the LORD's way by walking in it, as their fathers had."

International Standard Version
That way, I'll use them to demonstrate whether or not Israel will keep the LORD's lifestyle by walking on that road like their ancestors did."

NET Bible
Joshua left those nations to test Israel. I wanted to see whether or not the people would carefully walk in the path marked out by the LORD, as their ancestors were careful to do."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will test the people of Israel with these nations to see whether or not they will carefully follow the LORD's ways as their ancestors did."

King James 2000 Bible
That through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
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