KJV King James Version
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
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Deuteronomy 8:16
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
WEB World English Bible
who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know; that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end:
ASV American Standard Version
who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who is causing thee to eat manna in the wilderness, which thy fathers have not known, in order to humble thee, and in order to try thee, to do thee good in thy latter end),
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 8
13 And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.
19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
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הַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥H398 · a.khalto eatמָן֙H4478 · manmannaבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רH4057 · mid.barmouthאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹא־H3808 · lonotיָדְע֖וּןH3045 · ya.dato knowאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָH1 · avfatherלְמַ֣עַןH4616 · ma.anbecauseעַנֹּֽתְךָ֗H6031 · a.nahbe occupiedוּלְמַ֙עַן֙H4616 · ma.anbecauseנַסֹּתֶ֔ךָH5254 · na.sahto testלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖H3190 · ya.tavbe goodבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃H319 · a.cha.ritend
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 8:3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.Exodus 16:15And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was]. And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.Jeremiah 24:5-6Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for [their] good.Hebrews 12:10-11For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness.1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:Lamentations 3:26-33[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory;
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