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Testing Israel: Purpose Clauses and Conditional Syntax in Judges 2:22
לְמַ֛עַן נַסֹּ֥ות בָּ֖ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲשֹׁמְרִ֣ים הֵם֩ אֶת־דֶּ֨רֶךְ יְהוָ֜ה לָלֶ֣כֶת בָּ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר שָׁמְר֥וּ אֲבֹותָ֖ם אִם־לֹֽא׃
(Judges 2:22)
In order to test Israel by them, whether they would keep the way of YHWH, to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.
Purpose Clause: לְמַעַן נַסֹּות בָּם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל
לְמַעַן (“in order that”) introduces a purpose clause. נַסֹּות is a Piel infinitive construct of נ־ס־ה (“to test, try”), expressing purpose: “to test.” The prepositional phrase בָּם (“in them”) points to Israel as the object of testing, while אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל clarifies Israel as the direct object of the testing action.… Learn Hebrew
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