Deuteronomy 29:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

I led you forty years in the desert. Neither the clothes on your body nor the shoes on your feet wore out.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And I have led{H3212} you forty{H705} years{H8141} in the wilderness{H4057}: your clothes{H8008} are not waxen old{H1086} upon you, and thy shoe{H5275} is not waxen old{H1086} upon thy foot{H7272}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Deuteronomy 8:4

  • Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

Nehemiah 9:21

  • Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, [so that] they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

Deuteronomy 8:2

  • 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.

Deuteronomy 1:3

  • And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first [day] of the month, [that] Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

Matthew 10:10

  • Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

Matthew 6:31

  • Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Matthew 6:32

  • (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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Commentary for Deuteronomy 29:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3212
    There are 938 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָלַךְ
    Transliteration: yâlak
    Pronunciation: yaw-lak'
    Description: a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
  2. Strong's Number: H705
    There are 178 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים
    Transliteration: ʼarbâʻîym
    Pronunciation: ar-baw-eem'
    Description: multiple of אַרְבַּע; forty; -forty.
  3. Strong's Number: H8141
    There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁנֶה
    Transliteration: shâneh
    Pronunciation: shaw-neh'
    Description: (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
  4. Strong's Number: H4057
    There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִדְבָּר
    Transliteration: midbâr
    Pronunciation: mid-bawr'
    Description: from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
  5. Strong's Number: H8008
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שַׂלְמָה
    Transliteration: salmâh
    Pronunciation: sal-maw'
    Description: transp. for שִׂמְלָה; a dress; clothes, garment, raiment.
  6. Strong's Number: H1086
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּלָה
    Transliteration: bâlâh
    Pronunciation: baw-law'
    Description: a primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend); consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
  7. Strong's Number: H5275
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נַעַל
    Transliteration: naʻal
    Pronunciation: nah'-al
    Description: or (feminine) נַעֲלָה; from נָעַל; properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless); dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).
  8. Strong's Number: H7272
    There are 232 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֶגֶל
    Transliteration: regel
    Pronunciation: reh'-gel
    Description: from רָגַל; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda; [idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.