Deuteronomy 8:5

Deuteronomy 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you.

Context of Deuteronomy 8:5

3He 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. 4Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. 6Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him. 7For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;

Deuteronomy 8:5 word by word

וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ עִם־לְבָבֶ֑ךָ כִּ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יְיַסֵּ֥ר אִישׁ֙ אֶת־בְּנ֔וֹ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

• So knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• inעִם‛im · withH5973
• your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• just asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• disciplinesיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:5

• Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
• Ezekiel 12:3Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
• Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
• 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
• Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
• Psalms 89:32I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
• Proverbs 3:12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
• Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency. Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live--In all the wise arrangements of our Creator duty has been made inseparably connected with happiness; and the earnest enforcement of the divine law which Moses was making to the Israelites was in order to secure their being a happy (because a moral and religious) people: a course of prosperity is often called "life" (Ge 17:18; Pr 3:2). live, and multiply--This…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 8:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blessing
• Fear of God
• Obedience
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Raiment
• Chastening; Chastisement
• Children of God
• Deuteronomy
• Father
• Heart
• Hosea
• Relationships, Family

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings