And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
Judges 2:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 that by 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible As a test for Israel, to see whether they would carefully walk in the LORD’s ways just as their ancestors had done, Catholic Public Domain Version so that, by them, I may test Israel, as to whether or not they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, just as their fathers kept it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not. |
And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: But the LORD trieth the hearts.
thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.