Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 29:5–6

⁵For forty years I led you in the wilderness,

yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.

⁶You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink,

so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
I led	וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ	wā·’ō·w·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
you	אֶתְכֶ֛ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
yet your clothes	שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	śal·mō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H8008 id.
and sandals	וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥	wə·na·‘al·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5275 sandal, shoe
did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wear out	בָל֤וּ	ḇā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1086 become old and worn out

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You ate	אֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם	’ă·ḵal·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bread	לֶ֚חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and drank	שְׁתִיתֶ֑ם	šə·ṯî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8354 drink
wine	וְיַ֥יִן	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
or strong drink	וְשֵׁכָ֖ר	wə·šê·ḵār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
so that	לְמַ֙עַן֙	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you might know	תֵּֽדְע֔וּ	tê·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 29:5 Deuteronomy 8:4 · Nehemiah 9:21 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Deuteronomy 1:3 · Matthew 10:10 · Matthew 6:31–32

Deuteronomy 29:6 Deuteronomy 8:3 · Ephesians 5:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.