And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee this forty years in the wilderness, for to humble thee, and to [a]prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no.

Therefore he humbled thee, and made thee hungry, and fed thee with Manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know it, that he might teach thee that man lived not by [b]bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth a man live.

Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot [c]swell those forty years.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:2 Which is declared in afflictions, either by patience, or by grudging against God’s visitation.
  2. Deuteronomy 8:3 Man liveth not by meat only, but by the power of God, which giveth it strength to nourish us.
  3. Deuteronomy 8:4 As they that go barefooted.

Remember how the Lord your God led(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled(C) you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna,(D) which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach(E) you that man does not live on bread(F) alone but on every word that comes from the mouth(G) of the Lord.(H) Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.(I)

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