Deuteronomy 29:5

Deuteronomy 29:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet the Lord says, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.

Context of Deuteronomy 29:5

3all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders. 4But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear! For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. 6You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the Lord your God. 7“When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.

Deuteronomy 29:5 word by word

וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אֶתְכֶ֛ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לֹֽא־בָל֤וּ שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ לֹֽא־בָלְתָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל רַגְלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• you fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• your clothesשַׂלְמָהώalmâh · garmentH8008
• are not waxen oldבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• upon you, and thy shoeנַ֫עַלna‛al na‛ălâh · sandalH5275
• upon thy footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:5

• Deuteronomy 1:3But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the Lord had commanded him to say.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.
• Deuteronomy 8:4For all these forty years your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t blister or swell.
• Nehemiah 9:21For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell!
• Matthew 6:31“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
• Joshua 9:5They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.
• Matthew 10:10Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Your clothes are not waxen old - See on Deuteronomy 8:4; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-29As Moses prepared to die, he spoke a farewell message to Israel. In this message, he briefly reviewed their history since they left Egypt. He urged the nation to promise loyalty to the Lord. This part of Deuteronomy shows that grace (God’s undeserved favor) is not only a New Testament teaching. Grace is the foundation of the Lord’s relationship with Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. These are the words of the covenant--The discourse of Moses is continued, and the subject of that discourse was Israel's covenant with God, the privileges it conferred, and the obligations it imposed. beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb--It was substantially the same; but it was renewed now, in different circumstances. They had violated its conditions. Moses rehearses these, that they might have a better knowledge of its conditions and…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 29:5

• Blessing
• Clothing
• Covenant
• Government
• Israel
• Miracles
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings