Judges 3:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

Young's Literal Translation
(only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel’s knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them)—

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;

Hebrew
if only
רַ֗ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

to teach
לְלַמְּדָ֖ם (lə·lam·mə·ḏām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn

warfare
מִלְחָמָ֑ה (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

to the subsequent generations
דֹּר֣וֹת (dō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

especially
רַ֥ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

to those who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

had not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

known it
יְדָעֽוּם׃ (yə·ḏā·‘ūm)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

formerly:
לְפָנִ֖ים (lə·p̄ā·nîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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