Deuteronomy 8:3
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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.He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
In other translations
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.He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Hebrew words
וַיְעַנְּךָvay'anekhaand he humbled youH6031וַיַּרְעִבֶךָvaiyar'ivekhaand he caused to hunger youH7456וַיַּאֲכִלְךָvaiya'akhilkhaand he caused to eat youH398אֶת'et-<obj.>H853הַמָּןhamanthe mannaH4478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָדַעְתָּyada'tayou had knownH3045וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יָדְעוּןyade'unthey had known !H3045אֲבֹתֶיךָ'avoteikhaancestors yourH1לְמַעַןlema'anso asH4616הוֹדִעֲךָhodi'akhato make know youH3045כִּיkithatH3588לֹאlo'notH3808עַל־'al-onH5921הַלֶּחֶםhalechemthe breadH3899לְבַדּוֹlevadoby only itH905יִחְיֶהyichyehhe livesH2421הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120כִּיkiforH3588עַל־'al-onH5921כָּל־kol-everyH3605מוֹצָאmotza'<the> utterance ofH4161פִי־fi-[the] mouth ofH6310יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068יִחְיֶהyichyehhe livesH2421הָאָדָם׃ha'adam<the> humankindH120
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