Deuteronomy 8:16 Go deeper

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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)

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הַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ha.ma.'a.Khil.khawho caused to eat you

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 1

מָן֙manmanna

Lemma: מָן (man) · Strong's: H4478A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: manna

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 16:31, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:35, Numbers 11:6, Numbers 11:7, Numbers 11:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4478A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 2

בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Barin the wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 3

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 4

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 5

יָדְע֖וּןya.de.'Unthey had known !

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 6

אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaancestors your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 7

לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso as

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 8

עַנֹּֽתְךָ֗'a.no.te.Khato humble you

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to afflict

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 9

וּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anand so as

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 10

נַסֹּתֶ֔ךָna.so.Te.khato put to [the] test you

Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to test

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 11

לְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.Khato do good to you

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 12

בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ\׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khain end your

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Deuteronomy 8:16 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He fed you	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
in the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
with manna	→	מָן H4478A manna
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
your fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
had not	→	לֹא H3808 not
known	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
in order to	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
humble you	→	עָנָה H6031B to afflict
. . .	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
and test you	→	נָסָה H5254G to test
so that in the end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
He might cause you to prosper	→	יָטַב H3190 be good

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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