Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 8:2
2Remember 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember that | וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ | wə·zā·ḵar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| these | זֶ֛ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| forty | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| years | שָׁנָ֖ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| led you | הֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ | hō·lî·ḵă·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the way | הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| so that | לְמַ֨עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| He might humble you | עַנֹּֽתְךָ֜ | ‘an·nō·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| and test you | לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗ | lə·nas·sō·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H5254 test, try |
| in order to know | לָדַ֜עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was in your heart | בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛ | bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| whether or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| not | לֹֽא׃ | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you would keep | הֲתִשְׁמֹ֥ר | hă·ṯiš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| His commandments | מִצְוֹתוֹ | miṣ·wō·ṯō | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:3 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Exodus 16:4 · Deuteronomy 2:7 · 1 Peter 5:5–6 · Malachi 3:2–3 · Exodus 15:25 · John 2:25 · James 4:6 · 2 Chronicles 32:31 · Deuteronomy 29:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.