Judges 3:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

8Only thatרַ֥קh7535
1לְמַ֙עַן֙h4616
12knewיְדָעֽוּם׃h3045
3the generationsדֹּר֣וֹתh1755
4of the childrenבְּנֵֽיh1121
5of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לh3478
6to teachלְלַמְּדָ֖םh3925
7them warמִלְחָמָ֑הh4421
8Only thatרַ֥קh7535
9אֲשֶׁרh834
10at the least such as beforeלְפָנִ֖יםh6440
11לֹ֥אh3808
12knewיְדָעֽוּם׃h3045

Other Translations

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Only because of the generations of the children of Israel, for the purpose of teaching them war--only those who up till then had no experience of it;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

it was only that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, that he might teach war to such at least as had not known it before.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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;)

World English Bible (WEB)

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:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

(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) --