Parallel JDG 3:2

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BSB if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war.

LSV (only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them)—

FBV (He did so to teach warfare to the later generations of Israel, particularly to those who had not previously experienced it.)

T4T At that time there were still many people-groups in Canaan. Yahweh left them there to test the Israeli people. But many of the Israelis in Canaan were ones who had not fought in any of the wars in Canaan. So Yahweh also left those people-groups in Canaan so that the descendants of those who had not fought in any of the wars might learn how to fight.

LEB in order that the generations of Israel would know war, to teach those who had not experienced it[fn] before):

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BBE Only because of the generations of the children of Israel, for the purpose of teaching them war — only those who up till then had no experience of it;

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof;

ASV only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:

DRA That afterwards their children might learn to fight with their enemies, and to be trained up to war:

YLT (only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) —

Drby only that the generations of the children of Israel might know war by learning it, at the least those who before had known nothing thereof:

RV only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof;

Wbstr Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it;)

KJB-1769 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

KJB-1611 Onely that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them warre, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof:)
   (Onely that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof:))

Bshps Onely for the learning of the generations of the childre of Israel that he also might teach them warre, onely such as before knewe nothing therof.)
   (Onely for the learning of the generations of the children of Israel that he also might teach them war, only such as before knew nothing therof.))

Gnva Only to make the generations of the children of Israel to know, and to teach them warre, which doutles their predecessors knew not)
   (Only to make the generations of the children of Israel to know, and to teach them war, which doutles their predecessors knew not) )

Cvdl onely because yt the trybes of the childre of Israel might knowe & lerne to warre, which afore had no knowlege therof,
   (onely because it the tribes of the children of Israel might know and learn to war, which afore had no knowledge therof,)

Wyc and that aftirward `the sones of hem schulden lerne to fiyte with enemyes,
   (and that afterward `the sons of them should learn to fight with enemies,)

Luth und daß die Geschlechter der Kinder Israel wüßten und lerneten streiten, die vorhin nichts drum wußten:
   (and that the Geschlechter the/of_the children Israel wüßten and lerneten argue/battle, the vorhin nothing drum knew:)

ClVg ut postea discerent filii eorum certare cum hostibus, et habere consuetudinem præliandi:
   (ut postea discerent children their certare when/with hostibus, and habere consuetudinem præliandi: )

BrTr Only for the sake of the generations of Israel, to teach them war, only the men before them knew them not.

BrLXX Πλὴν διὰ τὰς γενεὰς υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ διδάξαι αὐτοὺς πόλεμον, πλὴν οἱ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔγνωσαν αὐτά.
   (Plaʸn dia tas geneas huiōn Israaʸl tou didaxai autous polemon, plaʸn hoi emprosthen autōn ouk egnōsan auta. )