Deuteronomy 8:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² “And you shall remember that יהוה  your Elohim led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you guard His commands or not.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And you shall [earnestly] remember all the way which the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and to prove you, to know what was in your [mind and] heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.

Common English Bible

² Remember the long road on which the LORD your God led you during these forty years in the desert so he could humble you, testing you to find out what was in your heart: whether you would keep his commandments or not.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And you shall remember the entire journey along which the Lord your God led you, for forty years through the desert, to afflict you, and to test you, and to make known the things that were turning in your soul, whether or not you would keep his commandments.

Deuteronomy 8:2 Cross References

Genesis 22:1

And it came to be after these events that Elohim tried Aḇ

2 Chronicles 32:31

However with the envoys of the princes of Baḇ

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was in distress, he sought the face of יהוה  his Elohim, and humbled himself greatly before the Elohim of his fathers,

2 Chronicles 33:19

And his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places where he built high places and set up the Ashĕ

Nehemiah 9:19

yet You, in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. The column of the cloud did not turn away from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the column of fire by night to give them light in the way they were to go.

Job 33:17

to turn man from his deed, and conceal pride from man.

Psalm 103:2

Bless יהוה, O my being, And do not forget all His dealings,

Psalm 106:7

Our fathers in Mitsrayim did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember Your many kindnesses, But rebelled by the sea, the Sea of Reeds.

Psalm 136:16

To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His kindness is everlasting;

Psalm 77:11

I remember the deeds of Yah, For I remember Your wonders of old.

Psalm 81:7

“You called in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you in the covering of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meriḇ

Exodus 15:25

Then he cried out to יהוה, and יהוה  showed him a tree. And when he threw it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a law and a right-ruling for them, and there He tried them.

Exodus 16:35

And the children of Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 16:4

And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “See, I am raining bread from the heavens for you. And the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, in order to try them, whether they walk in My Torah or not.

Exodus 20:20

And Mosheh said to the people, “Do not fear, for Elohim has come to prove you, and in order that His fear be before you, so that you do not sin.”

Proverbs 17:3

A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, But יהוה  tries the hearts.

Isaiah 2:17

And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the pride of men shall be brought low. And יהוה  alone shall be exalted in that day,

Jeremiah 2:6

“And did not they say, ‘Where is יהוה, who brought us up out of the land of Mitsrayim, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, through a land of drought and the shadow of death, a land that no one passed through and where no one dwelt?’

Ezekiel 20:19

‘I am יהוה  your Elohim. Walk in My laws, and guard My right-rulings, and do them.

Amos 2:10

“And I brought you up from the land of Mitsrayim, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Numbers 14:33

‘And your sons shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your whorings, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness.

Luke 18:14

“I say to you, this man went down to his house declared right, rather than the other. For everyone who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.”

John 2:25

and had no need that anyone should witness of man, for He knew what was in man.

Deuteronomy 1:3

And it came to be in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Mosheh spoke to the children of Yisra’ĕ

Deuteronomy 1:33

who is going before you in the way to seek out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in fire by night and in a cloud by day.

Deuteronomy 13:3

do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for יהוה  your Elohim is trying you to know whether you love יהוה  your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.

Deuteronomy 2:7

“For יהוה  your Elohim has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He has known your wandering through this great wilderness. These forty years יהוה  your Elohim has been with you, you have not lacked any matter.” ’

Deuteronomy 29:5

“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your garments have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.

Deuteronomy 32:7

“Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father and let him show you, Your elders, and let them say to you:

Deuteronomy 7:18

do not be afraid of them. Remember well what יהוה  your Elohim did to Pharaoh and to all Mitsrayim,

Deuteronomy 8:16

who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and to try you, to do you good in the end,

James 1:3

knowing that the proving of your belief works endurance.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master, and He shall lift you up.

James 4:6

But He gives greater favour. Because of this He says, “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.”

1 Peter 1:7

in order that the proving of your belief – much more precious than gold that perishes, and proven by fire – might be found to result in praise and respect and esteem at the revelation of יהושע  Messiah,

Revelation 2:23

“And I shall slay her children with death. And all the assemblies shall know that I am the One searching the kidneys and hearts. And I shall give to each one of you according to your works.

Judges 2:22

in order to try Yisra’ĕ

Judges 3:4

And they were to try Yisra’ĕ