Judges 3:2

King James Version (KJV)

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

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1 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;

2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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Judges 3:2 in every translation

KJV King James Version: Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
WEB World English Bible: only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
BSB Berean Standard Bible: if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
ASV American Standard Version: only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:
YLT Young's Literal Translation: (only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) —
DBY Darby Translation: only that the generations of the children of Israel might know war by learning it, at the least those who before had known nothing thereof:
WBS Webster Bible: Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it;)