Deuteronomy 8:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of the LORD does man live.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he humbled{H6031} thee, and suffered thee to hunger,{H7456} and fed{H398} thee with manna,{H4478} which thou knewest{H3045} not, neither did thy fathers{H1} know;{H3045} that he might make thee know{H3045} that man{H120} doth not live{H2421} by bread{H3899} only,{H905} but by everything that proceedeth{H4161} out of the mouth{H6310} of Jehovah{H3068} doth man{H120} live.{H2421}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he humbled{H6031}{(H8762)} thee, and suffered thee to hunger{H7456}{(H8686)}, and fed{H398}{(H8686)} thee with manna{H4478}, which thou knewest{H3045}{(H8804)} not, neither did thy fathers{H1} know{H3045}{(H8804)}; that he might make thee know{H3045}{(H8687)} that man{H120} doth not live{H2421}{(H8799)} by bread{H3899} only{H905}, but by every word that proceedeth{H4161} out of the mouth{H6310} of the LORD{H3068} doth man{H120} live{H2421}{(H8799)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    He humbled the and made the hongre and fed the with man which nether thou nor thy father knewe of. to make the know that a man must not lyue by bred only: but by al that procedeth out of the mouth of the Lorde must a man lyue.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He chastened the, and let the hunger, and fed the with Manna (which thou and thy fathers knewe not) to make the knowe, that man lyueth not by bred onely, but by all that proceadeth out of the mouth of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore he humbled thee, and made thee hungry, and fed thee with MAN, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know it, that he might teache thee that man liueth not by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth a man liue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, & fed thee with Manna, which neither thou nor thy fathers knewe of, to make thee knowe that a man doth not lyue by bread only: but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lorde, doth a man lyue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the LORD’s mouth.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But He answered, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'
  • Luke 4:4 : 4 But Jesus answered him, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'
  • Exod 16:2-3 : 2 The entire assembly of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."
  • Ps 78:23-25 : 23 Yet He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven. 24 He rained down manna for them to eat and gave them the grain of heaven. 25 Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food to their fill.
  • Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.' 6 So we can confidently say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'
  • 1 Cor 10:3 : 3 They all ate the same spiritual food.
  • Exod 16:12-35 : 12 "I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'" 13 That evening, quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the dew evaporated, there was a fine, flaky substance on the surface of the wilderness, as fine as frost on the ground. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. 16 This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather as much as they need to eat. Take an omer for each person according to the number of people in your tent.' 17 The Israelites did as they were told. Some gathered much, and some gathered little. 18 When they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered little did not have too little. Each person gathered just as much as they needed to eat. 19 Then Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it until morning." 20 But some of them did not listen to Moses and kept part of it until morning. It bred worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them. 21 Each morning, everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread—two omers for each person—and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil today, and save whatever is left over to keep until morning.'" 24 So they saved it until morning as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or have maggots in it. 25 Moses said, "Eat it today, because today is a sabbath to the LORD. You will not find any of it in the field today. 26 For six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will not be any." 27 However, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found nothing. 28 Then the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commands and instructions? 29 Understand that the LORD has given you the sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are; no one is to go out on the seventh day." 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31 The house of Israel named it manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept for future generations so that they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'" 33 Moses then said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Place it before the LORD to be preserved for future generations." 34 As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the Testimony to be preserved. 35 The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  • Ps 104:27-29 : 27 All creatures look to You to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things. 29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
  • Ps 105:40 : 40 They asked, and he brought quail; he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
  • Luke 12:29-30 : 29 So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it. 30 For all the nations of the world eagerly seek these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 8:14-16
    3 verses
    84%

    14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

    15 He led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, filled with venomous snakes, scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought water for you out of a rock of flint.

    16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.

  • Matt 4:4
    81%

    4 But He answered, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'

  • Deut 8:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1 Be meticulous in observing all the commandments that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, multiply, enter, and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to your fathers.

    2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.

  • Luke 4:4
    79%

    4 But Jesus answered him, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'

  • Deut 8:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4 Your clothing did not wear out, nor did your feet swell during these forty years.

    5 Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

  • John 6:31-33
    3 verses
    75%

    31 'Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: "He gave them bread from heaven to eat."'

    32 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.'

    33 'For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.'

  • Deut 2:7
    75%

    7 The LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.

  • Exod 16:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

    16 This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather as much as they need to eat. Take an omer for each person according to the number of people in your tent.'

  • Deut 29:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 You did not eat bread or drink wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.

    6 When you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.

  • Num 11:6
    73%

    6 But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna!

  • Exod 16:32
    73%

    32 Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept for future generations so that they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • Deut 8:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 A land where you will eat bread without scarcity—where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can dig copper.

    10 You will eat and be satisfied, and you will bless the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.

  • Neh 9:15
    73%

    15 You provided bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water out of a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in and take possession of the land You had sworn to give them.

  • John 6:49-50
    2 verses
    73%

    49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

    50 But this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

  • Deut 1:31
    72%

    31 And in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way you went, until you came to this place.

  • Neh 9:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold manna from their mouths, and You provided water for their thirst.

    21 For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

  • John 6:58
    72%

    58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.

  • Exod 16:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."

    4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way, I will test them to see whether they will follow my instructions or not.

  • Ps 78:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24 He rained down manna for them to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.

    25 Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food to their fill.

  • Exod 16:12
    71%

    12 "I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"

  • Exod 16:35
    71%

    35 The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

  • Deut 8:18
    71%

    18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to gain wealth, so that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is today.

  • Hos 13:5
    70%

    5 I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat.

  • 1 Kgs 13:17
    70%

    17 'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: You must not eat bread or drink water there, nor return by the way you went.'

  • Deut 16:3
    70%

    3 Do not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days, eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste. This is so that you may remember the day you came out of Egypt all the days of your life.

  • Deut 4:36
    70%

    36 From heaven He caused you to hear His voice to teach you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.

  • Num 21:5
    70%

    5 The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'

  • Exod 16:8
    70%

    8 And Moses added, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because He has heard your complaints against Him. But who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD."

  • Isa 55:2
    70%

    2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.

  • Ps 81:10
    70%

    10 You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god.

  • 1 Kgs 13:9
    70%

    9 'For this is the command the LORD gave me by His word: You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.'

  • John 6:35
    69%

    35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.'

  • 1 Kgs 13:22
    69%

    22 'but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to eat or drink, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.'

  • Josh 24:13
    69%

    13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities you did not build. You are living in them and eating from vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.

  • Deut 6:11
    69%

    11 with houses full of every good thing that you did not fill, wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—when you eat and are satisfied.

  • Deut 30:20
    69%

    20 loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give them.