And these remained to prove Israel by them, to wit, whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

And they took [a]their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:6 Contrary to God’s commandment, Deut. 3:7.

They were left to test(A) the Israelites to see whether they would obey the Lord’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses.

The Israelites lived(B) among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,(C) Hivites and Jebusites.(D) They took their daughters(E) in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.(F)

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