Deuteronomy 8:16
He 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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ASV
who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:
KJV
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ | ha.ma.'a.Khil.kha | who caused to eat you | H398 → |
| מָן֙ | man | manna | H4478 → |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | ba.mid.Bar | in the wilderness | H4057 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יָדְע֖וּן | ya.de.'Un | they had known ! | H3045 → |
| אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ | 'a.vo.Tei.kha | ancestors your | H1 → |
| לְמַ֣עַן | le.Ma.'an | so as | H4616 → |
| עַנֹּֽתְךָ֗ | 'a.no.te.Kha | to humble you | H6031 → |
| וּלְמַ֙עַן֙ | u.le.Ma.'an | and so as | H4616 → |
| נַסֹּתֶ֔ךָ | na.so.Te.kha | to put to [the] test you | H5254 → |
| לְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖ | le.hei.tiv.Kha | to do good to you | H3190 → |
| בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | be.'a.cha.ri.Te.kha | in end your | H319 → |
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