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Judges 2:22

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Through these nations I will test Israel to see if they will obey the LORD and follow his ways, just like their ancestors did, or if they won't.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is explaining that he will use other nations as a test to see if the Israelites will stay faithful to him like their forefathers did.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes after Israel's repeated cycle of disobedience during the conquest of the Promised Land. God had decided not to drive out all the Canaanite nations as originally planned, but would leave some as a test for future generations. The 'fathers' refers to the generation that followed Moses and Joshua, who had been faithful to God's commands.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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