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16 the one feeding you[a] manna in the desert, food that your ancestors[b] did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you so that he could do good to you in the future.[c] 17 And you may think[d] in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand acquired this wealth for[e] me.’ 18 But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he is the one giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors[f] as it is today.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:16 Literally “causing you to eat”
  2. Deuteronomy 8:16 Or “fathers”
  3. Deuteronomy 8:16 Literally “in the end/later”
  4. Deuteronomy 8:17 Or “say”
  5. Deuteronomy 8:17 Literally “gave this wealth to”
  6. Deuteronomy 8:18 Or “fathers”
  7. Deuteronomy 8:18 Literally “as the day the this”

16 He gave you manna(A) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(B) to humble and test(C) you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself,(D) “My power and the strength of my hands(E) have produced this wealth for me.” 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,(F) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

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