3:3 These were the nations: 1 the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo-Hamath. 2 3:4 They were left to test Israel, so the Lord would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses. 3
1 tn The words “These were the nations,” though not present in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”
3 tnHeb “to know if they would hear the commands of the Lord which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”