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Deuteronomy 8

Deut. 8:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Who fed
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
thee in the wilderness
midbar (Hebrew #4057)
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
KJV usage: desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Pronounce: mid-bawr'
Origin: from 1696 in the sense of driving
with manna
man (Hebrew #4478)
literally, a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it)
KJV usage: manna.
Pronounce: mawn
Origin: from 4100
h, which thy fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
knew
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
not, thati he might humble
`anah (Hebrew #6031)
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
KJV usage: abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), speak (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), submit self, weaken, X in any wise.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root (possibly rather ident. with 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI} through the idea of looking down or browbeating)
thee, and that he might prove
nacah (Hebrew #5254)
to test; by implication, to attempt
KJV usage: adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, tok do thee good
yatab (Hebrew #3190)
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
KJV usage: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good((-ness)), be (make) merry, please (+ well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
Pronounce: yaw-tab'
Origin: a primitive root
at thy latter end
'achariyth (Hebrew #319)
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
KJV usage: (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
Pronounce: akh-ar-eeth'
Origin: from 310
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Deut. 8:3• 3And 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. (Deut. 8:3)
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Deut. 8:2• 2And 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. (Deut. 8:2)
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Lam. 3:26‑33• 26It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.
 27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:
 28He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;
 29he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;
 30he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.
 31For the Lord will not cast off for ever;
 32but if he have caused grief, he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses:
 33for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men. (Lam. 3:26‑33)
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Heb. 12:10‑11• 10For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
 11But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it. (Heb. 12:10‑11)

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fed thee.
Deut. 8:3• 3And 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. (Deut. 8:3)
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Ex. 16:15• 15And the children of Israel saw it, and said one to another, What is it? for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat. (Ex. 16:15)
he might.
Deut. 8:2• 2And 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. (Deut. 8:2)
to do thee.
Lam. 3:26‑33• 26It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.
 27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:
 28He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;
 29he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;
 30he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.
 31For the Lord will not cast off for ever;
 32but if he have caused grief, he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses:
 33for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men. (Lam. 3:26‑33)
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Jer. 24:5‑6• 5Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard for good them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans;
 6and I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. (Jer. 24:5‑6)
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Rom. 8:28• 28But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose. (Rom. 8:28)
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2 Cor. 4:17• 17For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory; (2 Cor. 4:17)
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Heb. 12:10‑11• 10For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
 11But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it. (Heb. 12:10‑11)
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James 1:12• 12Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)
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1 Peter 1:7• 7that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;