Translations
They were left as a proving ground for Israel — to reveal whether Israel would truly obey the commands Yahweh had given their ancestors through Moses.
These were there to test Yisra'el — to discover whether they would hear the commands of YHWH that He had given to their fathers through Mosheh.
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 the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

