Judges 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 3:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיִּהְי֕וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְנַסּ֥וֹת
nâçâh
H5254
to test
בָּ֖ם
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לָדַ֗עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִצְוֺ֣ת
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲבוֹתָ֖ם
ʼâb
H1
father
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
מֹשֶֽׁה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
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World English Bible Public Domain
They were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they were for the testing of Israel by them, to know whether they would hear the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).