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Deuteronomy 8:3

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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.

And he humbled {H6031} thee, and suffered thee to hunger {H7456}, and fed {H398} thee with manna {H4478}, which thou knewest {H3045} not, neither did thy fathers {H1} know {H3045}; that he might make thee know {H3045} that man {H120} doth not live {H2421} by bread {H3899} only {H905}, but by every word that proceedeth {H4161} out of the mouth {H6310} of the LORD {H3068} doth man {H120} live {H2421}.

He humbled you, allowing you to become hungry, and then fed you with man, which neither you nor your ancestors had ever known, to make you understand that a person does not live on food alone but on everything that comes from the mouth of ADONAI.

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

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 everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 4:4 (62 votes)

    But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

  • Luke 4:4 (39 votes)

    And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

  • Hebrews 13:5 (16 votes)

    [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Hebrews 13:6 (16 votes)

    So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  • Exodus 16:2 (14 votes)

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

  • Exodus 16:3 (14 votes)

    And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Psalms 78:23 (11 votes)

    Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,