Deuteronomy 8:2

Deuteronomy 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
• New International Version (NIV)Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

Context of Deuteronomy 8:2

1“All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years.

Deuteronomy 8:2 word by word

וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ אֶת־כָּל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ זֶ֛ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְמַ֨עַן עַנֹּֽתְךָ֜ לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗ לָדַ֜עַת אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֧ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛ הֲתִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֹתָ֖יו אִם־לֹֽא׃Read the interlinear

• And you shall rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• ledהָלַךְhâlak · to go: takeH1980
• you in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• theseזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• inמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• humbleעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• puttingנָסָהnâsâh · to testH5254
• you toנָסָהnâsâh · to testH5254
• to knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• was in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• whether you would keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• His commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• orאִם'im · ifH518

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:2

• Deuteronomy 7:18you are not to be afraid of them; you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:
• Psalms 77:11I shall remember the deeds of the Lord; I will certainly remember Your wonders of old.
• Psalms 106:7Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember Your abundant kindnesses, But rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
• Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember that previously you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision” which is performed in the flesh by human hands--
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and have been established in the truth which is present with you.
• 2 Peter 3:1Beloved, this is now the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of a reminder,
• Deuteronomy 1:3In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded him to declare to them,
• Deuteronomy 2:7For the Lord your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wandering through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have not lacked anything.”’
• Deuteronomy 29:5And I have led you in the wilderness for forty years; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot.
• Psalms 136:16To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His faithfulness is everlasting;
• Amos 2:10And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And led you in the wilderness for forty years So that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah did nothing in return for the benefit he received, because his heart was proud; therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he appeased the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• Job 33:17So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride;
• Job 42:5I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;
• Isaiah 2:17And the pride of humanity will be humbled And the arrogance of people will be brought low; And the Lord alone will be exalted on that day,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou shalt remember all the way - The various dealings of God with you; the dangers and difficulties to which ye were exposed, and from which God delivered you; together with the various miracles which he wrought for you, and his longsuffering towards you.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2to know what was in your heart: God already knew the deepest thoughts of the Israelites (Psalms 51:6; 139:1, 4, 23). He did not need to learn new information. Instead, he wanted their true character to be shown by their actions. in order to know … whether or not: The Old Testament often describes God in human ways. This is called anthropomorphism (speaking about God as if he has human qualities) and anthropopathism (speaking about God as if he has human…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness--The recapitulation of all their checkered experience during that long period was designed to awaken lively impressions of the goodness of God. First, Moses showed them the object of their protracted wanderings and varied hardships. These were trials of their obedience as well as chastisements for sin. Indeed, the discovery of their infidelity…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 8:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blessing
• Obedience
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Raiment
• Temptation
• Affliction
• Deuteronomy
• Hosea
• Humility
• Remember; Remembrance
• Promised Land

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