KJV ORIGINAL
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Now these are the nations that the LORD allowed to remain in the land to test Israel through them—specifically to test those Israelites who had not experienced all the wars of Canaan.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God deliberately left certain enemy nations in the promised land to test and train the younger generation of Israelites who hadn't experienced warfare.
📚 Historical Context
This verse introduces the period after Joshua's conquest when Israel had settled in Canaan but hadn't completely driven out all the native peoples. A new generation of Israelites had grown up who hadn't participated in the original battles for the land under Joshua's leadership.
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