Deuteronomy 8:2

The NET Bible®

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeres in the wildernesse, for to humble thee, & to proue thee, and to knowe what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest kepe his comaundementes, or no.

Easy-to-Read Version
And you must remember the entire trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. He was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know what is in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

Revised Standard Version
And you shall remember all the way which 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.

World English Bible
You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these fourtie yeeres in the wildernesse, to humble thee, and to proue thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keepe his commandements, or no.

King James Version
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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and thynke vpon all ye waie thorow the which the LORDE thy God hath led the this fortye yeares in the wyldernesse, that he mighte chasten the, and proue the, to wete whath were in thyne herte, whether thou woldest kepe his comaundemetes or no.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.

Update Bible Version
And you shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not.

New King James Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
Don't forget how the Lord your God has led you through the desert for the past forty years. He wanted to find out if you were truly willing to obey him and depend on him,

Complete Jewish Bible
You are to remember everything of the way in which Adonai led you these forty years in the desert, humbling and testing you in order to know what was in your heart — whether you would obey his mitzvot or not.

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt remember all ye way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeere in the wildernesse, for to humble thee and to proue thee, to knowe what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keepe his commandements or no.

George Lamsa Translation
And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, and prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

Good News Translation
Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.

Amplified Bible
"And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.

Hebrew Names Version
You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his mitzvot, or not.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that He might afflict thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments, or no.

New Living Translation
Remember 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.

New Life Bible
You will remember all the way the Lord your God led you in the desert these forty years, so you would not have pride, and how He tested you to know what was in your heart to see if you would obey His Laws or not.

New Revised Standard
Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and that the things in thine heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Berean Standard Bible
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then, thou shalt remember all the way in which Yahweh thy God caused thee to journey these forty years in the desert, - that he might humble time to put thee to the proof to know what was in thy heart, - whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.

Lexham English Bible
And you shall remember all of the way that Yahweh your God led you during these forty years in the desert in order to humble you and to test you to know what is in your heart, whether you would diligently keep his commandments or not.

Literal Translation
And you shall remember all the way which Jehovah your God has caused you to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, to try you, to know that which is in your heart, whether you will keep His commandments or not.

English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
"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.

New Century Version
Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

Christian Standard Bible®
Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt haue mynde of al the weie, bi which thi Lord God ledde thee by fourti yeer, bi deseert, that he schulde turmente, and schulde tempte thee; and that tho thingis that weren tretid in `thi soule schulden be knowun, whether thou woldist kepe hise comaundementis, ethir nay.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast remembered all the way which Jehovah thy God hath caused thee to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble thee to try thee, to know that which [is] in thy heart, whether thou dost keep His commands or not.

Contextual Overview

¹ You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors. ² Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not. ³ So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the Lord 's mouth. ⁴ Your clothing did not wear out nor did your feet swell all these forty years. ⁵ Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the Lord your God disciplines you. ⁶ So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him. ⁷ For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks, springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills, ⁸ a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey, ⁹ a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

remember: Deuteronomy 7:18, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 106:7, Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 2:12, 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:13, 2 Peter 3:1, 2 Peter 3:2

led thee: Deuteronomy 1:3, Deuteronomy 1:33, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 29:5, Psalms 136:16, Amos 2:10

to humble: 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 32:26, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 2 Chronicles 33:19, Job 33:17, Job 42:5, Job 42:6, Isaiah 2:17, Luke 18:14, James 4:6, James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6

prove thee: Deuteronomy 8:16, Deuteronomy 13:3, Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Psalms 81:7, Proverbs 17:3, Malachi 3:2, Malachi 3:3, James 1:3, 1 Peter 1:7

to know: Jeremiah 17:9, Jeremiah 17:10, John 2:25, Revelation 2:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:21 - I will know Genesis 44:2 - General Exodus 16:35 - forty years Exodus 20:20 - prove Exodus 33:5 - I may Deuteronomy 9:7 - Remember Deuteronomy 11:2 - the chastisement Deuteronomy 17:20 - his heart Deuteronomy 26:16 - keep Deuteronomy 33:8 - prove at Judges 2:22 - prove Judges 3:1 - prove 1 Chronicles 29:17 - triest the heart Nehemiah 9:21 - forty Job 23:10 - he hath Job 36:31 - by Psalms 66:10 - hast proved us Psalms 78:7 - not forget Psalms 103:2 - forget not Psalms 105:5 - Remember Psalms 139:23 - know Psalms 143:5 - remember Proverbs 29:23 - honour Song of Solomon 3:6 - this Isaiah 43:18 - General Jeremiah 2:2 - when Jeremiah 31:2 - found Ezekiel 14:23 - that I have not Daniel 11:35 - to try Hosea 11:3 - taught Micah 6:5 - remember Matthew 5:3 - the poor Matthew 6:13 - lead Matthew 15:23 - General Luke 2:35 - that Luke 22:35 - lacked John 6:6 - prove Romans 8:28 - we know Romans 16:10 - approved 2 Corinthians 2:9 - that Hebrews 3:9 - forty Hebrews 11:17 - when James 1:12 - when

Cross-References

Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month—on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

Genesis 8:11
When the dove returned to him in the evening, there was a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak! Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

Genesis 8:13
In Noah's six hundred and first year, in the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth, and Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.

Job 38:37
Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

Proverbs 8:28
when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

Jonah 2:3
You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.

Matthew 8:9
For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, ‘Go' and he goes, and to another ‘Come' and he comes, and to my slave ‘Do this' and he does it."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness,.... For this was now the fortieth year of their coming out of Egypt into the wilderness, into which they quickly came after their departure from thence, and had been in one wilderness or another ever since, in which God went before them in a pillar of cloud and fire, and directed their way; and now they are called upon to remember all the occurrences in the way, what favours and mercies had been bestowed upon them, what provisions had been made for them, what enemies they had been delivered from or overcome, as well as what afflictions and chastisements had attended them: and so the people of God should call to mind how they were brought to see their wilderness state and condition by nature; how they were brought out of it, and stopped in their career of sin, and turned from their evil ways, and led to Christ; what gracious promises have been made to them; what light has been afforded them; what communion they have had with God; what pleasure in his ordinances; what food they have been fed with; what temptations have befallen them, and how delivered out of them; and what afflictions have been laid upon them, and how supported under them, and freed from them:

to humble thee; under the mighty hand of God, to bring down the pride of their hearts and hide it from them; to lay them low in their own eyes, and clothe them with humility, that the Lord alone might be exalted: and

to prove thee; whether they would be obedient to his laws, or how they would behave towards him both in prosperity and adversity, and to try their graces, their faith and patience, fear and love:

to know what was in thine heart; that is, to make it known to themselves and others; for God knew all that was in it, the wickedness of it, the unbelief, rebellion, and frowardness of it, and needed not any ways and means to get into the knowledge of it; see 2 Chronicles 32:31,

whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no; which they had in such a solemn manner promised to do; Deuteronomy 5:27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 8:2. Thou 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.