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Deuteronomy 8

Be careful to do every commandment I command you today, so you may live, multiply, go in and possess the land the Lord swore to your fathers. Remember all the way the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and prove you, to know what was in your heart — whether you would keep his commandments or not. He h

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Not by bread alone

Be careful to do every commandment I command you today, so you may live, multiply, go in and possess the land the Lord swore to your fathers. Remember all the way the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and prove you, to know what was in your heart — whether you would keep his commandments or not. He humbled you, let you hunger and fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, so you would know that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Your clothes did not wear out on you, and your foot did not swell, these forty years. Consider it in your heart: as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. So keep the commandments of the Lord your God, follow his ways and fear him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land — a land of brooks of water, fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey, a land where you'll eat bread without scarcity and lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you may dig bronze. When you have eaten and are full, bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

You'll watch that you do every order I'm ordering you today, so you live and grow to be many and go in and own the land the Lord swore to your fathers. And you'll remember the whole way the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to bring you low and test you, to know what was in your heart — whether you'd keep his orders or not. And he brought you low and let you go hungry and fed you with manna, which you didn't know and your fathers didn't know — to make you know that man doesn't live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. Your clothes didn't wear out on you and your foot didn't swell up these forty years. So think about it in your heart: the way a man sets his son straight, that's how the Lord your God sets you straight. So keep the orders of the Lord your God, to walk in his ways and to fear him. Because the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of springs and deep waters that come out in the valleys and hills — a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey — a land where you'll eat bread without going short, where you won't lack a thing, a land whose stones are iron and where you can dig copper out of the hills. When you've eaten and had your fill, then you'll bless the Lord your God for the good land he's given you.

All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. 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. 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. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

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Be careful to do every commandment I command you today, so you may live, multiply, go in and possess the land the Lord swore to your fathers.

Plain English

You'll watch that you do every order I'm ordering you today, so you live and grow to be many and go in and own the land the Lord swore to your fathers.

King James Version, 1611

All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

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Remember all the way the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and prove you, to know what was in your heart — whether you would keep his commandments or not.

Plain English

And you'll remember the whole way the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to bring you low and test you, to know what was in your heart — whether you'd keep his orders or not.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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He humbled you, let you hunger and fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, so you would know that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Plain English

And he brought you low and let you go hungry and fed you with manna, which you didn't know and your fathers didn't know — to make you know that man doesn't live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Your clothes did not wear out on you, and your foot did not swell, these forty years.

Plain English

Your clothes didn't wear out on you and your foot didn't swell up these forty years.

King James Version, 1611

Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

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Consider it in your heart: as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

Plain English

So think about it in your heart: the way a man sets his son straight, that's how the Lord your God sets you straight.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

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So keep the commandments of the Lord your God, follow his ways and fear him.

Plain English

So keep the orders of the Lord your God, to walk in his ways and to fear him.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

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For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land — a land of brooks of water, fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills,

Plain English

Because the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of springs and deep waters that come out in the valleys and hills —

King James Version, 1611

For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

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a land of wheat and barley, vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey,

Plain English

a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey —

King James Version, 1611

A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

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a land where you'll eat bread without scarcity and lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you may dig bronze.

Plain English

a land where you'll eat bread without going short, where you won't lack a thing, a land whose stones are iron and where you can dig copper out of the hills.

King James Version, 1611

A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

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When you have eaten and are full, bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

Plain English

When you've eaten and had your fill, then you'll bless the Lord your God for the good land he's given you.

King James Version, 1611

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

Don't forget the Lord

Watch yourself, so you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep his commandments, judgments and rules that I command you today. Otherwise, when you have eaten and are full, built good houses and lived in them, and your herds and flocks multiply, your silver and gold multiply, and everything you have multiplies, your heart may become proud and you may forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. He led you through that great and terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents, scorpions and drought, where there was no water, and brought water for you out of the rock of flint. He fed you in the wilderness with manna your fathers did not know, to humble you and prove you, so he might do you good in the end. Do not say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my own hand have got me this wealth.' Remember the Lord your God, because it is he who gives you power to get wealth, so he may establish the covenant he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. If you forget the Lord your God, go after other gods, serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you'll surely perish. Like the nations the Lord destroys before you, so you'll perish, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Watch yourself, so you don't forget the Lord your God by not keeping his orders and his judgments and his rules that I'm ordering you today — in case when you've eaten and had your fill and built good houses and lived in them, and your herds and your flocks have grown, and your silver and your gold have grown, and everything you've got has grown — then your heart is lifted up and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, who led you through that big and terrifying wilderness with its fiery snakes and scorpions and its drought, where there was no water, who brought you water out of the rock of flint, who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers didn't know — to bring you low and to test you, so it'd go well for you in the end. And you say in your heart: My strength and the power of my hand have got me all this. But you'll remember the Lord your God, because he's the one who gives you the strength to get things, so he can set up his covenant that he swore to your fathers, the way it is today. And if you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you'll be completely wrecked. Like the nations the Lord wrecks in front of you, that's how you'll be wrecked — because you wouldn't listen to the voice of the Lord your God.

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 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; And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.

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Watch yourself, so you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep his commandments, judgments and rules that I command you today.

Plain English

Watch yourself, so you don't forget the Lord your God by not keeping his orders and his judgments and his rules that I'm ordering you today —

King James Version, 1611

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

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Otherwise, when you have eaten and are full, built good houses and lived in them,

Plain English

in case when you've eaten and had your fill and built good houses and lived in them,

King James Version, 1611

Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

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and your herds and flocks multiply, your silver and gold multiply, and everything you have multiplies,

Plain English

and your herds and your flocks have grown, and your silver and your gold have grown, and everything you've got has grown —

King James Version, 1611

And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

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your heart may become proud and you may forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

Plain English

then your heart is lifted up and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves,

King James Version, 1611

Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

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He led you through that great and terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents, scorpions and drought, where there was no water, and brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

Plain English

who led you through that big and terrifying wilderness with its fiery snakes and scorpions and its drought, where there was no water, who brought you water out of the rock of flint,

King James Version, 1611

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

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He fed you in the wilderness with manna your fathers did not know, to humble you and prove you, so he might do you good in the end.

Plain English

who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers didn't know — to bring you low and to test you, so it'd go well for you in the end.

King James Version, 1611

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;

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Do not say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my own hand have got me this wealth.'

Plain English

And you say in your heart: My strength and the power of my hand have got me all this.

King James Version, 1611

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

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Remember the Lord your God, because it is he who gives you power to get wealth, so he may establish the covenant he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Plain English

But you'll remember the Lord your God, because he's the one who gives you the strength to get things, so he can set up his covenant that he swore to your fathers, the way it is today.

King James Version, 1611

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

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If you forget the Lord your God, go after other gods, serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you'll surely perish.

Plain English

And if you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you'll be completely wrecked.

King James Version, 1611

And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

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Like the nations the Lord destroys before you, so you'll perish, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Plain English

Like the nations the Lord wrecks in front of you, that's how you'll be wrecked — because you wouldn't listen to the voice of the Lord your God.

King James Version, 1611

As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.