Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Deuteronomy 8:3

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

KJV

Afflixit te penuria, et dedit tibi cibum manna, quod ignorabas tu et patres tui : ut ostenderet tibi quod non in solo pane vivat homo, sed in omni verbo quod egreditur de ore Dei.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐκάκωσέν σε καὶ ἐλιμαγχόνησέν σε, καὶ ἐψώμισέν σε τὸ μάννα ὃ οὐκ εἴδησαν οἱ πατέρες σου· ἵνα ἀναγγείλῃ σοι ὅτι οὐκ ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι τῷ ἐκπορευομένῳ διὰ στόματος θεοῦ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος.

LXX

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

ASV

וַֽ/יְעַנְּ/ךָ֮ וַ/יַּרְעִבֶ/ךָ֒ וַ/יַּֽאֲכִֽלְ/ךָ֤ אֶת הַ/מָּן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא יָדַ֔עְתָּ וְ/לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ/ן אֲבֹתֶ֑י/ךָ לְמַ֣עַן הוֹדִֽעֲ/ךָ֗ כִּ֠י לֹ֣א עַל הַ/לֶּ֤חֶם לְ/בַדּ/וֹ֙ יִחְיֶ֣ה הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם כִּ֛י עַל כָּל מוֹצָ֥א פִֽי יְהוָ֖ה יִחְיֶ֥ה הָ/אָדָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
וֹ
v
verb · 83×
י
y
noun · 496×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
ךָ֒
k
verb · 13×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לְמַ֣עַן
lm'n
preposition · 268×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 811×
מָּן֙
mn
noun · 14×
מוֹצָ֣א
mvts'
noun · 27×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 2 later passages.

  • Matt 4:4 · exact_quote
    "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
    Jesus quotes Deuteronomy: man shall not live by bread alone
  • Luke 4:4 · adapted
    "And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."
    Deuteronomy: man shall not live by bread alone — Jesus' temptation in Luke

Themes

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Typology

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1334In the Old Covenant bread and wine were offered in sacrifice among the first fruits of the earth as a sign of grateful acknowledgment to the Creator. But they also received a new significance in the context of the Exodus: the unleavened bread that Israel eats every year at Passover commemorates the haste of the departure that liberated them from Egypt; the remembrance of the ma…
§2835This petition, with the responsibility it involves, also applies to another hunger from which men are perishing: "Man does not live by bread alone, but . . . by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God,"123 that is, by the Word he speaks and the Spirit he breathes forth. Christians must make every effort "to proclaim the good news to the poor." There is a famine on earth,…
Perfect righteousness was conferred neither by circumcision nor by any other legal ceremonies. The Decalogue, however, was not cancelled by Christ, but is always in force: men were never released from its commandments. 1. Moreover, we learn from the Scripture itself, that God gave circumcision, not as the completer of righteousness, but as a sign, that the race of Abraham might…
Christ is the head of all things already mentioned. It was fitting that He should be sent by the Father, the Creator of all things, to assume human nature, and should be tempted by Satan, that He might fulfil the promises, and carry off a glorious and perfect victory. 1. He has therefore, in His work of recapitulation, summed up all things, both waging war against our enemy, an…
Q. What does the fourth request mean? A. Give us today our daily bread means: Do take care of all our physical needs so that we come to know that you are the only source of everything good, and that neither our work and worry nor your gifts can do us any good without your blessing. And so help us to give up our trust in creatures and to put trust in you alone.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:3 — And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
  • 1Cor 10:3 — And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
  • 1Tim 6:8 — And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
  • Dan 1:12 — Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
  • Deut 8:16 — Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
  • Deut 29:6 — Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
  • Eccl 7:14 — In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
  • Exod 16:2 — And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
  • Exod 16:12 — I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your
  • Exod 16:14 — And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
  • Exod 16:15 — And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
  • Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • John 6:31 — Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
  • Luke 4:4 — And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
  • Luke 4:4 — And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
  • Luke 12:29 — And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
  • Matt 4:4 — But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
  • Matt 4:4 — But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
  • Neh 9:15 — And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hads
  • Phil 4:19 — But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 37:3 — Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
  • Ps 78:23 — Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
  • Ps 78:24 — And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
  • Ps 104:27 — These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
  • Ps 105:40 — The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
  • Ps 105:40 — The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
  • Ps 144:13 — That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: