Deuteronomy 8:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He humbledוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮
(vay·'an·ne·cha)
6031a: to be bowed down or afflicteda prim. root
you and let you be hungry,וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒
(vai·yar·'i·ve·cha)
7456: to be hungrya prim. root
and fedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤
(vai·ya·'a·chil·cha)
398: to eata prim. root
you with mannaהַמָּן֙
(ham·man)
4478a: manna (a kind of bread)of uncertain derivation
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you did not know,יָדַ֔עְתָּ
(ya·da'·ta,)
3045: to knowa prim. root
norלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
did your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ
(a·vo·tei·cha;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
know,יָדְע֖וּן
(ya·de·'un)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that He might make you understandהֹודִֽעֲךָ֗
(ho·v·di·'a·cha)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that manהָֽאָדָ֔ם
(ha·'a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
does not liveיִחְיֶ֣ה
(yich·yeh)
2421a: to livea prim. root
by breadהַלֶּ֤חֶם
(hal·le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
alone,לְבַדֹּו֙
(le·vad·dov)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
but manהָאָדָֽם׃
(ha·'a·dam.)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
livesיִחְיֶ֥ה
(yich·yeh)
2421a: to livea prim. root
by everythingכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
that proceedsמֹוצָ֥א
(mo·v·tza)
4161: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, springfrom yatsa
out of the mouthפִֽי־
(fi-)
6310: moutha prim. root
of the LORD.יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And he humbled
`anah  (aw-naw')
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
thee and suffered thee to hunger
ra`eb  (raw-abe')
to hunger -- (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
and fed
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
thee with manna
man  (mawn)
literally, a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it) -- manna.
which thou knewest
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
not neither did thy fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that he might make thee know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
doth not live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
by bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
only
bad  (bad)
separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides -- alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
but by every word that proceedeth
mowtsa'  (mo-tsaw')
brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-)course (springs).
out of the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
doth man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

International Standard Version
He humbled you, causing you to be hungry, yet he fed you with manna that neither you nor your ancestors had known, in order to teach you that human beings are not to live by food alone—instead human beings are to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that the LORD speaks.

King James 2000 Bible
And he humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you knew not, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD does man live.
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