Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 8:16
16He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He fed you | הַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ | ham·ma·’ă·ḵil·ḵā | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| with manna | מָן֙ | mān | Noun - masculine singular | H4478 manna |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| your fathers | אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| had not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| known | יָדְע֖וּן | yā·ḏə·‘ūn | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; Paragogic nun | H3045 know |
| in order to | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| humble you | עַנֹּֽתְךָ֗ | ‘an·nō·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| and test you | נַסֹּתֶ֔ךָ | nas·sō·ṯe·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H5254 test, try |
| so that in the end | בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | bə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H319 after-part, end |
| He might cause you to prosper | לְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖ | lə·hê·ṭiḇ·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 8:3 · Exodus 16:15 · James 1:12 · Jeremiah 24:5–6 · Hebrews 12:10–11 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Lamentations 3:26–33 · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · Romans 8:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.