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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואלה הגוים אשר הניח יהוה לנסות בם את ישראל את כל אשר לא ידעו את כל מלחמות כנען
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAlh hgvym ASHr hnyKH yhvh lnsvt bm At ySHrAl At kl ASHr lA yd`v At kl mlKHmvt kn`n

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
hae sunt gentes quas Dominus dereliquit ut erudiret in eis Israhelem et omnes qui non noverant bella Chananeorum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Authorized (King James) Version   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
New King James Version   
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
21st Century King James Version   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to test Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Now these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Darby Bible Translation   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
These are the nations which the Lord left, that by them he might instruct Israel, and all that had not known the wars of the Chanaanites:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Now these are the nations that the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.
God's Word   
These are the nations the LORD left behind to test all the Israelites who had not experienced any war in Canaan.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
These are the nations the LORD left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.
International Standard Version   
Here's a list of nations that the LORD caused to remain in order to test Israel (that is, everyone who had not gained any battle experience in Canaan)
NET Bible   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;
New International Version   
These are the nations the LORD left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan
New Living Translation   
These are the nations that the LORD left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, (even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
The World English Bible   
Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to prove Israel by them, even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
EasyEnglish Bible   
The Lord allowed some nations to stay in Canaan. He would use them to test the Israelites who had not yet fought wars in Canaan.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;
New Life Version   
These are the nations the Lord left to test Israel. They were left to test all those who had not fought in any of the wars in Canaan.
The Voice Bible   
Here is a list of the nations that the Eternal left in the land to test those Israelites who had not gone to war in Canaan,
Living Bible   
Here is a list of the nations the Lord left in the land to test the new generation of Israel who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. For God wanted to give opportunity to the youth of Israel to exercise faith and obedience in conquering their enemies: the Philistines (five cities), the Canaanites, the Sidonians, the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
New Catholic Bible   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left to put Israel to the test through them (that is, all of those who had not experienced the wars in Canaan).
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now these are the nations which Yahweh allowed to remain, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not known any of the wars of Canaan;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Now these are the Gentiles which the LORD left, to prove Israel with them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Christian Standard Bible   
These are the nations the Lord left in order to test all those in Israel who had experienced none of the wars in Canaan.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not previously experienced war in Canaan;
New Century Version   
These are the nations the Lord did not force to leave. He wanted to test the Israelites who had not fought in the wars of Canaan.
The Message   
These are the nations that God left there, using them to test the Israelites who had no experience in the Canaanite wars. He did it to train the descendants of Israel, the ones who had no battle experience, in the art of war. He left the five Philistine tyrants, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living on Mount Lebanon from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath’s Pass. They were there to test Israel and see whether they would obey God’s commands that were given to their parents through Moses.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The following are the nations that the Lord left in place in order to test all the Israelites who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test all those in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan
Good News Translation®   
So then, the Lord left some nations in the land to test the Israelites who had not been through the wars in Canaan.
Wycliffe Bible   
These be the folks which the Lord left alive, that in them he should teach Israel, and all men that knew not the battles of Canaanites; (These be the nations which the Lord left alive, so that through them he would teach the Israelites, all those who had not been part of the battles for Canaan;)
Contemporary English Version   
And the Lord had another reason for letting these enemies stay. The Israelites needed to learn how to fight in war, just as their ancestors had done. Each new generation would have to learn by fighting
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan;
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test all those in Israel who had no experience of war in Canaan
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test all those in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan
Common English Bible © 2011   
These are the nations that the Lord left to test all those Israelites who had no firsthand knowledge of the wars of Canaan.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left [in order] to test Israel by them (that is, all [the people of Israel] who had not [previously] experienced any of the wars in Canaan;
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
These are the nations the Lord allowed to remain, so that through them he might test Israel, all those who had not experienced any of the Canaanite wars—
New American Standard Bible   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them (that is, all the Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;
The Expanded Bible   
These are the nations the Lord did not force to leave. He wanted to test the Israelites who had not ·fought in [experienced; known] the wars of Canaan.
Tree of Life Version   
Now these are the nations that Adonai left, to test all Israel who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan.
Revised Standard Version   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan;
New International Reader's Version   
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.
BRG Bible   
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Complete Jewish Bible   
These are the nations which Adonai allowed to remain, in order to put to the test all the people of Isra’el who had not known any of the wars with Kena‘an.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test all those in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Now these are the Goyim which Hashem let remain, to test Yisroel by them, even as many of Yisroel who had not known all the milchamot Kena’an;
Names of God Bible   
These are the nations Yahweh left behind to test all the Israelites who had not experienced any war in Canaan.
Modern English Version   
Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test those in Israel who had not experienced war in Canaan
Easy-to-Read Version   
The Lord did not force all the other nations to leave Israel’s land. He wanted to test the Israelites. None of the Israelites living at this time had fought in the wars to take the land of Canaan. So he let those other nations stay in their country. (He did this to teach the Israelites who had not fought in those wars.) These are the nations the Lord left in the land:
International Children’s Bible   
These are the nations the Lord did not force to leave. He wanted to test the Israelites who had not fought in the wars to take Canaan.
Lexham English Bible   
These are the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them (that is, to test all those who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan,
New International Version - UK   
These are the nations the Lord left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan