NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And they were to provenacah (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 to know yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially whether they would hearken shama` (shaw-mah') to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) unto the commandments mitsvah (mits-vaw') a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept. of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. which he commanded tsavah (tsaw-vaw') (intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order. 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-. by the hand yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), of Moses Mosheh (mo-sheh') drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of the LORD, which He had commanded their fathers through Moses. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the LORD's commands He had given their fathers through Moses. International Standard Version They remained there to test Israel, to reveal if they would obey the commands of the LORD that he issued to their ancestors through Moses. NET Bible They were left to test Israel, so the LORD would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses. GOD'S WORD® Translation These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out if they would obey the commands the LORD had given their ancestors through Moses. King James 2000 Bible And they were to test 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. Links Judges 3:4Judges 3:4 NIV Judges 3:4 NLT Judges 3:4 ESV Judges 3:4 NASB Judges 3:4 KJV |