Joshua left those nations to test Israel. I wanted to see whether or not the people would carefully walk in the path marked out by the LORD, as their ancestors were careful to do.”

为要藉此试验以色列人，看他们肯照他们列祖谨守遵行我的道不肯。”

为要藉此考验以色列是否肯谨守遵行耶和华的道，像他们列祖一样地谨守。”

为要藉此考验以色列是否肯谨守遵行耶和华的道，像他们列祖一样地谨守。”

我要借此试验以色列人，看他们是否像他们祖先一样谨遵我的道。”

为要藉着他们试验以色列人，看他们肯不肯谨守遵行耶和华的道路，像他们的列祖一样谨守。”

為要藉此試驗以色列人，看他們肯照他們列祖謹守遵行我的道不肯。」

為要藉此考驗以色列是否肯謹守遵行耶和華的道，像他們列祖一樣地謹守。」

為要藉此考驗以色列是否肯謹守遵行耶和華的道，像他們列祖一樣地謹守。」

我要藉此試驗以色列人，看他們是否像他們祖先一樣謹遵我的道。」

為要藉著他們試驗以色列人，看他們肯不肯謹守遵行耶和華的道路，像他們的列祖一樣謹守。”

為的是要藉着這些國的人來試驗以色列人、看他們肯不肯謹守永恆主的道路、而遵行它，像他們祖宗謹守遵行的樣子。』

以試以色列族效其列祖、遵行耶和華之道否、

以試以色列族、果遵從我道、繩其祖武否。

以試以色列人、欲視其能效其列祖謹守遵行主之道否、

I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.”

I will use those nations to test Israel. I will see whether Israel will live the way I, the Lord, want them to. I will see whether they will be like their people of long ago. I will see whether they will follow my path.”

in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.”

I did this to test Israel— to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.”

I did this to test Israel and to see whether or not they would keep the LORD’s way by walking in it, as their ancestors had.”

in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers did, or not.”

so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the Lord, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.”

that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

I did this to test Israel and to see whether they would keep the Lord’s way by walking in it, as their fathers had.”

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.

that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.

fed you in the desert with manna( which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you and eventually bring good to you.

You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the LORD your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being.

Some time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him,“ Abraham!”“ Here I am!” Abraham replied.

The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the LORD a proper offering.

These were the nations the LORD permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel– he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war.These were the nations: the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo-Hamath.They were left to test Israel, so the LORD would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.

So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives.

For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.