King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Yes, forty years you sustained them in the desert; they lacked nothing -their clothes did not wear out; their feet did not swell up.
Berean Standard Bible:
For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
American Standard Version:
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Yea, forty{H705} years{H8141} didst thou sustain{H3557} them in the wilderness{H4057}, so that they lacked{H2637} nothing; their clothes{H8008} waxed not old{H1086}, and their feet{H7272} swelled{H1216} not.
Cross-References (KJV):
Deuteronomy 2:7
- For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Deuteronomy 8:4
- Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Psalms 34:10
- The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].
Amos 5:25
- Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
Exodus 16:35
- And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
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 29:5
- 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.
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Commentary for Nehemiah 9:21
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- 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. - 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). - Strong's Number: H3557
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כּוּל
Transliteration: kûwl
Pronunciation: kool
Description: a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses); (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals). - 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. - Strong's Number: H2637
There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָסֵר
Transliteration: châçêr
Pronunciation: khaw-sare'
Description: a primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen; be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Strong's Number: H1216
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּצֵק
Transliteration: bâtsêq
Pronunciation: baw-tsake'
Description: a primitive root; perhaps to swell up, i.e. blister; swell.