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.”

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.”

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.”

And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end—

you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him,“ Abraham!” And he said,“ Here I am.”

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts.

“ But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire And like launderers’ soap.He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness.

Now these are the nations which the Lord left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan( this was only so that the generations of the children of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known it),namely, five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.

But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.