Judges 3:1

3:1 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. ¹ 

Judges 3:4

3:4 They were left to test Israel, so the Lord would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses. ² 

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¹ tn Heb “did not know the wars of Canaan.”

² tn Heb “to know if they would hear the commands of the Lord which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”