11 translations · Hebrew
Deuteronomy 8:3
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.
Deuteronomy 8:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard 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 everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And He humbles you, and causes you to hunger, and causes you to eat the manna (which you have not known, even your fathers have not known), in order to cause you to know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything proceeding [from] the mouth of YHWH.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He humbled you, and when you were hungry he gave you manna to eat, which nobody, including you and your forefathers, had ever had before. This was in order to make it clear to you that human beings do not live by only eating bread, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He humbled you, 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 the LORD’s mouth.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮ | way·‘an·nə·ḵā | He humbled you | H6031 עָנָה be occupied |
| וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒ | way·yar·‘i·ḇe·ḵā | and in your hunger | H7456 רָעֵב be hungry |
| וַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤ | way·ya·’ă·ḵil·ḵā | to eat | H398 אָכַל to eat |
| אֶת | ʾɛṯ | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| הַמָּן֙ | ham·mān | He gave you manna | H4478 מָן manna |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | which | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| לֹא־ | lō- | neither {you} | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָדַ֔עְתָּ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | had known | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | nor | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָדְע֖וּן | yā·ḏə·‘ūn | you might understand | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā | your fathers | H1 אָב father |
| לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | so that | H4616 מַ֫עַן because |
| הוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ | hō·w·ḏi·‘ă·ḵā | — | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| כִּ֠י | kî | that | H3588 כִּי for |
| לֹ֣א | lō | does not | H3808 לֹא not |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | on | H5921 עַל upon |
| הַלֶּ֤חֶם | hal·le·ḥem | bread | H3899 לֶ֫חֶם food |
| לְבַדּוֹ֙ | lə·ḇad·dōw | alone | H905 בַּד alone: pole |
| יִחְיֶ֣ה | yiḥ·yeh | live | H2421 חָיָה to live |
| הָֽאָדָ֔ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | man | H120 אָדָם man |
| כִּ֛י | kî | but | H3588 כִּי for |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | on | H5921 עַל upon |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | every | H3605 כֹּל all |
| מוֹצָ֥א | mō·w·ṣā | word that comes from | H4161 מוֹצָא exit |
| פִֽי־ | p̄î- | the mouth | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| יִחְיֶ֥ה | yiḥ·yeh | — | H2421 חָיָה to live |
| הָאָדָֽם׃ | hā·’ā·ḏām | — | H120 אָדָם man |
Related verses
- Matthew 4:4
But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
- Luke 4:4
Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
- Hebrews 13:5–6
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.” So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- Exodus 16:2–3
The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
- Psalm 78:23–25
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven. He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky. Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
- 1 Corinthians 10:3
and all ate the same spiritual food;
- Exodus 16:12–35
“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.’” In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp. When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground. …
- Luke 12:29–30
Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.
- Psalm 37:3
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- Psalm 105:40
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
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.
5 You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.
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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