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.”

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.”

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.

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.”

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 how the Lord your God led you all the way. He guided you in the desert for these 40 years. He wanted to take your pride away. He wanted to test you to know what was in your hearts. He wanted to see whether you would obey his commands.

He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Your people had never even known anything about manna before. The Lord took your pride away. He tested you. He did it so that things would go well with you in the end.

So you must not listen to what that prophet or dreamer has said. The Lord your God is testing you. He wants to know whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But the Lord tests our hearts.

But who can live through the day when he comes? Who will be left standing when he appears? He will be like a fire that makes things pure. He will be like soap that makes things clean.He will act like one who makes silver pure. And he will purify the Levites, just as gold and silver are purified with fire. Then these men will bring proper offerings to the Lord.

The Lord left some nations in the land. He left them to test the Israelites who hadn’t lived through any of the wars in Canaan.He wanted to teach the men in Israel who had never been in battle before. He wanted them to learn how to fight.So he left the five rulers of the Philistines. He left the people of Canaan and the people of Sidon. He left the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains. They lived in the area between Mount Baal Hermon and Lebo Hamath.The Lord left those nations where they were to test the Israelites. He wanted to see whether they would obey his commands. He had given those commands through Moses to their people of long ago.

The rulers of Babylon sent messengers to him. They asked him about the miraculous sign that had taken place in the land. Then God left Hezekiah to test him. God wanted to know everything in Hezekiah’s heart.

God, you have tested us. You put us through fire to make us like silver.

But he knows every step I take. When he has tested me, I’ll come out as pure as gold.