“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.”
These nations were left to test Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their ancestors through Moses. — The reiteration of the testing purpose clarifies that the diverse adversaries collectively constituted the mechanism through which God would examine Israel's covenant fidelity. The specification 'to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD' clarifies that the test's purpose involved observance of commandments transmitted through Moses.
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