I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not grown old on you, and your sandals have not grown old on your feet.
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I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not grown old on you, and your sandals have not grown old on your feet.
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And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
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(29-4) And I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 29:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 8:4 Your clothing didn’t grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years.
- Nehemiah 9:21 “Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell.
- Deuteronomy 8:2 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 test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
- Deuteronomy 1:3 In the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that Yahweh had given him in commandment to them,
- Matthew 6:31-32 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
- Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
- Joshua 9:5 and old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.
- Joshua 9:13 These wine skins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 29:5 And I have led you forty years…
Deu 29:5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Ver. 5. Your clothes.] {See Trapp on "Deu 8:4"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain So far that it was necessary for you to…
So far that it was necessary for you to throw them away, and to get new ones. See on "Deu 8:4".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And I have led you forty years in the…
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness,.... From the time of their coming out of Egypt unto that day, which though not quite complete, is given as a round number. Eupolemus (d), an Heathen writer, confirms this date of the ministry of Moses among the Israelites; he says, Moses performed the office of a prophet forty years:
your clothes are not waxen old upon you: were not worn out; all those forty years they had been in the wilderness, they had never wanted clothes fitting for them, according to their age and stature, and which decayed not; See Gill on Deu 8:4,
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and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot; which were necessary to wear in travelling, and especially in a rugged wilderness; and yet, thought they had been always in use during so long a time, were not worn out, which was really miraculous; See Gill on Deu 8:4.
(d) Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 30. p. 447.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. Your clothes are not waxen old] See…
Verse 5. Your clothes are not waxen old] See Clarke on De 8:4.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 29:5-6. Your clothes waxed not old — See…
Deu 29:5-6. Your clothes waxed not old — See on Deu 8:4.
Ye have not eaten bread — Common bread purchased by your own money, procured by your own labour, or made by your own hands, but heavenly and angelical bread. Neither have ye drunk wine — But only water out of the rock, and the water was made both pleasant and refreshing. The meaning is, that they were not nourished by the ordinary means of sustenance, but were constantly supported by a miraculous supply from God, who graciously fed them for a course of years without any labour of their own. That I am the Lord — That I am Jehovah, that is, the Being who can bring to pass whatever I will, (see on Exo 6:3,) omnipotent and all-sufficient to provide for you without the help of any creatures, and your God, in covenant with you, who have a true affection to you, and a fatherly care of you.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. Forty years in the wilderness — Comp. Deu_1:3;…
5. Forty years in the wilderness — Comp. Deu_1:3; Deu_8:2.
Your clothes are not waxen old — See note on Deu_8:4.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. I have led you, etc.] So Amo_2:10; cp.…
5. I have led you, etc.] So Amo_2:10; cp. above Deu_2:7, Deu_8:2. I, here the speaker’s personality, is merged in that of the Deity; for other instances see on Deu_7:4. But LXX has ἤγαγεν.
your clothes, etc.] Varied from Deu_8:4. With Sam. LXX read your shoes and your feet.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) See on Deu_8:4.
(5) See on Deu_8:4.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Having referred to the gracious dealing of God with…
Having referred to the gracious dealing of God with them in the wilderness, Moses introduces Jehovah himself as speaking to them. (cf. Deu_11:14 On vers. 5 and 6, see Deu_8:3, Deu_8:4; and on vers. 7 and 8, see Deu_2:26, etc.; 3:1, etc.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 I have led you
I have led you
Yahweh is speaking to the people of Israel.
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forty years
"40 years" (See: Numbers)
your sandals ... your feet
Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the word "your" here is singular. (See: Forms of You)
other alcoholic drinks
Alcoholic drinks made probably from fermented grains. They were not distilled liquors.
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desert
sandal
bread
wine
know
God
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