Judges 3:1–6 — The remaining kingdoms in Kena’an

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Hero 3:1–6

3:1 The remaining kingdoms in Kena’an

3 The following are the kingdoms which Yahweh allowed to remain so as to test the newer generations of Yisrael (Israel) who hadn’t experienced the battles in Kena’an (Canaan) 2 (if only for the sake of teaching warfare to those generations who hadn’t experienced it): 3 the five Pelishti rulers and the Kena’anim (Canaanites), the Tsidonim (Sidonians), the Hivim that live on Mt. Levanon between Mt. Ba’al-Hermon and Levo -Hamat.[fn] 4 They were left to test Yisrael to find out if they would obey Yahweh’s instructions that had been given through Mosheh (Moses) to their ancestors, 5 and so the Israelis lived among the Kena’anim, the Hitim, the Amorim, the Perizim, the Hivim, and the Yevusim. 6 They took their daughters as wives, and gave their own daughters to be married to their sons, and they worshipped their gods.

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3 And_these the_nations which YHWH he _left to_put _to _the _test by_them DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) DOM all _of those_who not they _had _known DOM all _of the _wars _of Kənaˊan/(Canaan).

2 Only so _as the _generations _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to _know to_teach_them war only which formerly_previously not they_had _known _them.

3 The _five _of the _rulers _of the_Pəlishtiy and_all the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] and_the_Sidonian[s] and_the_Ḩiūī[s] who _was_dwelling of _the _mount _of of _(the)_Ləⱱānōn from_hill of Baˊal to Ləⱱōʼ Ḩₐmāt.

4 And_they _were to_put _to _the _test by_them DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_know will_they _obey DOM the _commands _of YHWH which he _had _commanded DOM ancestors _of_their by_the _hand _of Mosheh.

5 And_the _sons of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _dwelt in_the _midst _of the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] the_Ḩittiy[s] and_the_ʼAmorī[s] and_the_Pərizzī[s] and_the_Ḩiūī[s] and_the_Yəⱱūşī/(Jebusite)[s].

6 And_they _took DOM daughters _of_their to/for_them to_wives and_DOM daughters _of_their they _gave to_sons _of_their and_they _served DOM gods _of_their.

3:3 Or, ‘the entrance to Hamat’.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section HERO 3:1

The remaining kingdoms in Kena’an

Hero 3:1–6