Deuteronomy 8:3

So he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna which thou hadst not known, neither had thy fathers known,—that he might lead thee to consider that not on bread alone, shall the son of earth live, but on whatsoever cometh from the bidding of Yahweh, shall the son of earth live.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

2So then, thou shalt remember all the way in which Yahweh thy God caused thee to journey these forty years in the desert,—that he might humble thee to put thee to the proof to know what was in thy heart,—whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.

4Thy mantle, hath not fallen with age from off thee, and, thy foot, hath not become swollen,—these forty years.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:2Then did all the assembly of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the desert;

Exodus 16:12I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel,—speak unto them, saying—Between the two evenings, shall ye eat flesh, and in the morning, shall ye be filled with bread,—so shall ye know that I Yahweh am your God.

Deuteronomy 29:5I led you, therefore forty years in the desert,—your mantles fell not with age, from off you, even thy sandal, fell not with age from off thy foot:

Psalms 37:3Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;

Psalms 104:27All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;

Matthew 4:4But, he, answering, said, It is written,—Not on bread alone, shall man live, but on every declaration coming forth through the mouth of God.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 8:2-10

A Charge to Israel; Israel's Retrospect. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and… Read the whole commentary →

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