11 translations · Hebrew
Deuteronomy 8:2
You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
Deuteronomy 8:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and you have remembered all the way which your God YHWH has caused you to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you to try you, to know that which [is] in your heart, whether you keep His commands or not.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Remember how for these forty years the Lord your God has led you all the way through the desert, humbling you and testing you in order to find out what you were really thinking, and whether or not you would keep his commandments.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and thou hast remembered all the way which Jehovah thy God hath caused thee to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble thee to try thee, to know that which [is] in thy heart, whether thou dost keep His commands or not.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ | wə·zā·ḵar·tā | Remember that | H2142 זָכַר to remember |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | the way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| הֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ | hō·lî·ḵă·ḵā | led you | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | your God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| זֶ֛ה | zeh | these | H2088 זֶה this |
| אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | forty | H705 אַרְבָּעִים forty |
| שָׁנָ֖ה | šā·nāh | years | H8141 שָׁנָה year |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bam·miḏ·bār | in the wilderness | H4057 מִדְבָּר mouth |
| לְמַ֨עַן | lə·ma·‘an | so that | H4616 מַ֫עַן because |
| עַנֹּֽתְךָ֜ | ‘an·nō·ṯə·ḵā | He might humble you | H6031 עָנָה be occupied |
| לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗ | lə·nas·sō·ṯə·ḵā | and test you | H5254 נָסָה to test |
| לָדַ֜עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | in order to know | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | what | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛ | bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | was in your heart | H3824 לֵבָב heart |
| הֲתִשְׁמֹ֥ר | hă·ṯiš·mōr | you would keep | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| מִצְוֹתוֹ | miṣ·wō·ṯō | His commandments | H4687 מִצְוָה commandment |
| אִם־ | ’im- | whether or | H518 אִם if |
| לֹֽא׃ | lō | not | H3808 לֹא not |
Related verses
- James 1:3
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
- Exodus 16:4
Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
- Deuteronomy 8:16
who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know; that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end:
- 1 Peter 1:7
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
- Deuteronomy 2:7
For Yahweh your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He has known your walking through this great wilderness. These forty years, Yahweh your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.
- 1 Peter 5:5–6
Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
- Exodus 15:25
Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;
- Malachi 3:2–3
“But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap; and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
- John 2:25
and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
- James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers.
2 You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
3 He humbled you, and allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know; that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.
4 Your clothing didn’t grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years.
Read all of Deuteronomy 8 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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