Deuteronomy 29:5 “For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sand…”

Deuteronomy 29:5

For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.

World English Bible

I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not grown old on you, and your sandals have not grown old on your feet.

American Standard Version

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxed old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxed old upon thy foot.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I haue led you fourty yere in the wildernesse: your clothes are not waxed olde vpon you, neyther is thy shooe waxed olde vpon thy foote.

Darby Translation

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes are not grown old upon you, and thy sandal is not grown old upon thy foot;

Young's Literal Translation

and I cause you to go forty years in a wilderness; your garments have not been consumed from off you, and thy shoe hath not worn away from off thy foot;

Bible in Basic English

For forty years I have been your guide through the waste land: your clothing has not become old on your backs, or your shoes on your feet.

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Cross references

“I have led”

Deuteronomy 8:2 Deuteronomy 1:3

Deuteronomy 8:2 · BSB

Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

Deuteronomy 1:3 · BSB

In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

“your clothes”

Deuteronomy 8:4 Nehemiah 9:21 Matthew 6:31 Matthew 6:32

Deuteronomy 8:4 · BSB

Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.

Nehemiah 9:21 · BSB

For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

Matthew 6:31 · BSB

Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Matthew 6:32 · BSB

For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

“and thy shoe”

Matthew 10:10 Joshua 9:5 Joshua 9:13

Matthew 10:10 · BSB

Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Joshua 9:5 · BSB

They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.

Joshua 9:13 · BSB

These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

6You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.

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