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OET (OET-LV) And_were for_testing in/on/at/with_them DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_know whether_obey DOM the_commandments of_YHWH which he_had_commanded DOM fathers_their in/on/at/with_hand of_Mosheh.
OET (OET-RV) They were left to test Israel to find out if they would obey Yahweh’s instructions that had been given through Mosheh to their ancestors,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה
whether,obey DOM commands YHWH which/who commanded DOM fathers,their in/on/at/with,hand Mosheh
It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “to know, ‘Will they hear the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses?’”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙
whether,obey
See how you translated the similar expression in 2:2. Alternate translation: “whether they would obey”
Note 3 topic: writing-poetry
אֶת־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֖ם
DOM DOM commands YHWH which/who commanded DOM fathers,their
For emphasis, the author is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “the commandments that Yahweh ordered their fathers to obey”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה
in/on/at/with,hand Mosheh
The author is using the hand of Moses to represent Moses himself in the act of giving the commandments of Yahweh to Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “through Moses”
3:1-4 The ongoing presence of the Philistines and Canaanites in the land had an instructional purpose. Skills in warfare were necessary for survival in the ancient world. God allowed a continuing presence of enemies, but they would become his provision for Israel’s training and well-being.
OET (OET-LV) And_were for_testing in/on/at/with_them DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_know whether_obey DOM the_commandments of_YHWH which he_had_commanded DOM fathers_their in/on/at/with_hand of_Mosheh.
OET (OET-RV) They were left to test Israel to find out if they would obey Yahweh’s instructions that had been given through Mosheh to their ancestors,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.