Deuteronomy 8:3 “He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which nei…”

Deuteronomy 8:3

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the LORD’s mouth.

American Standard Version

And 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 everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore he humbled thee, and made thee hungry, and fed thee with MAN, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know it, that he might teache thee that man liueth not by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth a man liue.

Darby Translation

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

Young's Literal Translation

'And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

Bible in Basic English

And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.

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Cross references

“fed thee”

Psalm 78:23–25 1 Corinthians 10:3 Exodus 16:12–35 Psalm 105:40 Exodus 16:2 Exodus 16:3

Psalm 78:23–25 · BSB

Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

1 Corinthians 10:3 · BSB

They all ate the same spiritual food

Exodus 16:12–35 · BSB

“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

Psalm 105:40 · BSB

They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Exodus 16:2 · BSB

And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 16:3 · BSB

“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

“doth”

Matthew 4:4 Luke 4:4 Psalm 37:3 Psalm 104:27–29 Luke 12:29 Luke 12:30

Matthew 4:4 · BSB

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

Luke 4:4 · BSB

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’ ”

Psalm 37:3 · BSB

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalm 104:27–29 · BSB

All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

Luke 12:29 · BSB

And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

Luke 12:30 · BSB

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

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

In context

2Remember 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.

4Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.

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