Section 3:1–6

Some nations remained In Canaan

3:1a These are the nations that the LORD left

These are the nations ⌊of Canaan⌋ that Yahweh allowed to remain ⌊in the land⌋ .
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Yahweh allowed some people ⌊of Canaan⌋ to stay ⌊in the land⌋ .

3:1b to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

⌊He let them remain⌋ to test the Israelites who had not been in any of the wars in Canaan.
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Some of the Israel people had no experience with the war in Canaan. So Yahweh used these Canaan people to give them experience.

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