Deuteronomy 8:3
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He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

Matthew 4:4
Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

Luke 4:4
And Jesus answered him: is written that Man liveth not by bread alone, but by every word of God.

1 Corinthians 10:3
And did all eat the same spiritual food:

Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste thereof like to flour with honey.

Deuteronomy 9:9
When I went up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you: and I continued in the mount forty days and nights, neither eating bread, nor drinking water.

Deuteronomy 29:6
You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or strong drink: that you might know that I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 32:47
For they are not commanded you in vain, but that every one should live in them, and that doing them you may continue a long time in the land whither you are going over the Jordan to possess it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

fed thee

Exodus 16:2,3,12-35 And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. . . .

Psalm 78:23-25 And he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of heaven. . . .

Psalm 105:40 They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

1 Corinthians 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual food:

doth

Psalm 37:3 Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

Psalm 104:27-29 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season. . . .

Matthew 4:4 Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him: is written that Man liveth not by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Luke 12:29,30 And seek not what you shall eat or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high. . . .

Hebrews 13:5,6 Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee. . . .

Context
Remember the LORD Your God
2And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no. 3He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.4Thy raiment, with which thou wast covered, hath not decayed for age, and thy foot is not worn, lo this is the fortieth year,…
Lexicon
He humbled you,
וַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮ (way·‘an·nə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

and in your hunger
וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒ (way·yar·‘i·ḇe·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7456: To be hungry

gave you manna
הַמָּן֙ (ham·mān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4478: Manna (a kind of bread)

to eat,
וַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤ (way·ya·’ă·ḵil·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

which
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

neither
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

you [nor] your fathers
אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ (’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

had known,
יָדַ֔עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

so that
לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent

you might understand
יָדְע֖וּן (yā·ḏə·‘ūn)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

that
כִּ֠י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

man
הָֽאָדָ֔ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

does not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

live
יִחְיֶ֣ה (yiḥ·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2421: To live, to revive

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

bread
הַלֶּ֤חֶם (hal·le·ḥem)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain

alone,
לְבַדּוֹ֙ (lə·ḇad·dōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

but
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

word that comes from
מוֹצָ֥א (mō·w·ṣā)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4161: A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring

the mouth
פִֽי־ (p̄î-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the LORD.
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
He 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.And he humbled you, and suffered 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.

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.

And he afflicted thee and straitened thee with hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might teach thee that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God shall man live.

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

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 thing that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

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.

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.

'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.
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