22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 2:22:1 ⧉לְמַ֛עַןlemaanin order that Judges 2:22:2 ⧉נַסּ֥וֹתnasotto test Judges 2:22:3 ⧉בָּ֖םbamby them Judges 2:22:4 ⧉אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לetyisraelIsrael Judges 2:22:5 ⧉הֲשֹׁמְרִ֣יםhashomerimwhether keeping Judges 2:22:6 ⧉הֵם֩hemthey Judges 2:22:7 ⧉אֶת־דֶּ֨רֶךְetderekhthe way of Judges 2:22:8 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehthe LORD Judges 2:22:9 ⧉לָלֶ֣כֶתlalekhetto walk Judges 2:22:10 ⧉בָּ֗םbamin it Judges 2:22:11 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רkaasheras Judges 2:22:12 ⧉שָׁמְר֥וּshameruthey kept Judges 2:22:13 ⧉אֲבוֹתָ֖םavotamtheir fathers Judges 2:22:14 ⧉אִם־לֹֽא׃imloor not |
22. Formal Translation It was for the purpose of testing Israel by means of them, to see whether they would keep the way of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Tester} and walk in it as their fathers did, or not. |
22. Dynamic Translation He used them to test Israel to find out whether they would keep the LORD’s {Yahweh, Faithfulness Examiner} path and walk in it as their ancestors had done, or not. |