Judges

Judges 3:4

⁴These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
were	וַֽיִּהְי֕וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to test	לְנַסּ֥וֹת	lə·nas·sō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5254 test, try
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to find out	לָדַ֗עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
whether they would keep	הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙	hă·yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
the commandments	מִצְוֺ֣ת	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He had given	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
through	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

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Judges 2:22 · Judges 3:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.