For about forty years He tenderly cared for them in the wilderness.
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
And for about forty years like a fatherly nurse He cared for them in the wilderness and endured their behavior. [Deut. 1:31.]
And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness.
For about forty years, God put up with them in the wilderness.
And throughout a time of forty years, he endured their behavior in the desert.
And for the space of forty years endured their manners in the desert.
This man led them out [of Egypt], performing wonders and [miraculous] signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.