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

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 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 through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.

Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith.“ Abraham!” God called.“ Yes,” he replied.“ Here I am.”

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

“ But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes.He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord.

These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle.These are the nations: the Philistines( those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal hermon to Lebo hamath.These people were left to test the Israelites— to see whether they would obey the commands the Lord had given to their ancestors through Moses.

However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.

“ But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.