Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7535 [e] רַ֗ק raq, [this was] only Adv 4616 [e] לְמַ֙עַן֙ lə-ma-‘an so that Conj 1847 [e] דַּ֚עַת da-‘aṯ to know V-Qal-Inf 1755 [e] דֹּר֣וֹת dō-rō-wṯ the generations N-mpc 1121 [e] בְּנֵֽי־ bə-nê- of the sons N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś-rā-’êl, of Israel N-proper-ms 3925 [e] לְלַמְּדָ֖ם lə-lam-mə-ḏām might be taught Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 3mp 4421 [e] מִלְחָמָ֑ה mil-ḥā-māh; war N-fs 7535 [e] רַ֥ק raq at least Adv 834 [e] אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă-šer- those who Pro-r 6440 [e] לְפָנִ֖ים lə-p̄ā-nîm formerly Prep-l | N-mp 3808 [e] לֹ֥א lō not Adv-NegPrt 3045 [e] יְדָעֽוּם׃ yə-ḏā-‘ūm. had known it V-Qal-Perf-3cp | 3mp

New American Standard Bible
only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, those who had not experienced it formerly).

King James Bible
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.

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to teach. Their fathers fought by a divine power. God taught their hands to war and their fingers to flight, that they might be the instruments of destruction to the wicked nations on whom the curse rested; but now that they had forfeited His favour, they must learn what it is to fight like other men.

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