Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 8:3

³He 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.^a

Footnotes

a 8:3 Cited in Matthew 4:4|MAT 4:4and Luke 4:4

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He humbled you	וַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮	way·‘an·nə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
and in your hunger	וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒	way·yar·‘i·ḇe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7456 be hungry
He gave you manna	הַמָּן֙	ham·mān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4478 manna
to eat	וַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤	way·ya·’ă·ḵil·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H398 eat
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
neither	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
nor	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your fathers	אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ	’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
had known	יָדַ֔עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
so that	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you might understand	יָדְע֖וּן	yā·ḏə·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; Paragogic nun	H3045 know
that	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
man	הָֽאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
live	יִחְיֶ֣ה	yiḥ·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
bread	הַלֶּ֤חֶם	hal·le·ḥem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
alone	לְבַדּוֹ֙	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
but	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
word that comes from	מוֹצָ֥א	mō·w·ṣā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
the mouth	פִֽי־	p̄î-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Matthew 4:4 · Luke 4:4 · Hebrews 13:5–6 · Exodus 16:2–3 · Psalm 78:23–25 · 1 Corinthians 10:3 · Exodus 16:12–35 · Luke 12:29–30 · Psalm 105:40 · Psalm 37:3 · Psalm 104:27–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.