Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen. New Living Translation For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell! English Standard Version Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. Berean Standard Bible For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. King James Bible Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. New King James Version Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; They lacked nothing; Their clothes did not wear out And their feet did not swell. New American Standard Bible “Indeed, for forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and they were not lacking; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell up. NASB 1995 “Indeed, forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and they were not in want; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell. NASB 1977 “Indeed, forty years Thou didst provide for them in the wilderness and they were not in want; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell. Legacy Standard Bible Indeed, forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, and they did not lack; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell. Amplified Bible “Indeed, for forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell. Christian Standard Bible You provided for them in the wilderness forty years, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell. Holman Christian Standard Bible You provided for them in the wilderness 40 years and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell. American Standard Version Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. Contemporary English Version You took good care of them, and for forty years they never lacked a thing. Their clothes didn't wear out, and their feet were never swollen. English Revised Version Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. GOD'S WORD® Translation You provided for them in the desert for 40 years, and they had everything they needed. Their clothes didn't wear out, and their feet didn't swell. Good News Translation Through forty years in the desert you provided all that they needed; their clothing never wore out, and their feet were not swollen with pain. International Standard Version You sustained them in the wilderness for 40 years. They lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell. Majority Standard Bible For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. NET Bible For forty years you sustained them. Even in the desert they never lacked anything. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. New Heart English Bible "Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes did not grow old, and their feet did not swell. Webster's Bible Translation Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes grew not old, and their feet swelled not. World English Bible “Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd forty years You have nourished them in a wilderness; They have not lacked; Their garments have not worn out, "" And their feet have not swelled. Young's Literal Translation and forty years Thou hast nourished them in a wilderness; they have not lacked; their garments have not worn out, and their feet have not swelled. Smith's Literal Translation And forty years thou didst nourish them in the desert; they wanted not; their garments fell not away, and their feet swelled not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleForty years didst thou feed them in the desert, and nothing was wanting to them: their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn. Catholic Public Domain Version For forty years, you fed them in the desert, and nothing was lacking to them; their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn down. New American Bible Forty years in the desert you sustained them: they did not want; Their garments did not become worn, and their feet did not swell. New Revised Standard Version Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, for forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out, and their shoes had no holes in them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And for forty years you withheld nothing from them in the wilderness; their garments were not worn out and their shoes were not broken up. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Yea, forty years didst Thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou didst sustain them forty years in the wilderness; thou didst not allow anything to fail them: their garments did not wax old, and their feet were not bruised. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The People Confess Their Sins…20You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. 21For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. 22You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.… Cross References Deuteronomy 8:4 Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Exodus 16:35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan. Deuteronomy 29:5 For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. Psalm 78:24-25 He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. Psalm 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. Joshua 5:6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. Exodus 13:21-22 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people. Deuteronomy 2:7 Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing. Psalm 136:16 He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever. Isaiah 63:12-14 who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? / Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... John 6:31-35 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ... Acts 7:36 He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness. Hebrews 3:9-10 where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. / Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ Revelation 7:16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ Treasury of Scripture Yes, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. forty Exodus 16:35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. Numbers 14:33,34 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness… Deuteronomy 2:7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. their Deuteronomy 8:4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Deuteronomy 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. Psalm 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. Jump to Previous Clothes Clothing Desert Feet Forty Garments Grew Grow Indeed Lacked Need Nourished Provided Support Sustain Sustained Swell Swelled Swollen Want Waste Waxed Wear Wilderness WornJump to Next Clothes Clothing Desert Feet Forty Garments Grew Grow Indeed Lacked Need Nourished Provided Support Sustain Sustained Swell Swelled Swollen Want Waste Waxed Wear Wilderness WornNehemiah 9 1. A solemn fast, and repentance of the people4. The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness For forty years This phrase highlights the duration of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. The number forty in the Bible often symbolizes a period of testing, trial, or probation. In Hebrew, the word for forty is "אַרְבָּעִים" (arba'im), which is used frequently in the Old Testament to denote significant periods of time, such as the forty days and nights of rain during the flood (Genesis 7:12) or the forty days Moses spent on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:18). The forty years in the wilderness were a time of testing and preparation for the Israelites, shaping them into a people ready to enter the Promised Land. You sustained them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell Hebrew For fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (wə·’ar·bā·‘îm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty years שָׁנָ֛ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year You sustained them כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם (kil·kal·tām) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain in the wilderness, בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech [so that] they lacked חָסֵ֑רוּ (ḥā·sê·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2637: To lack, need, be lacking, decrease nothing. לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Their clothes שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (śal·mō·ṯê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8008: A wrapper, mantle did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no wear out, בָל֔וּ (ḇā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1086: To fail, to wear out, decay and their feet וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם (wə·raḡ·lê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda did not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no swell. בָצֵֽקוּ׃ (ḇā·ṣê·qū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1216: To swell up, blister Links Nehemiah 9:21 NIVNehemiah 9:21 NLT Nehemiah 9:21 ESV Nehemiah 9:21 NASB Nehemiah 9:21 KJV Nehemiah 9:21 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 9:21 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 9:21 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 9:21 French Bible Nehemiah 9:21 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 9:21 Yes forty years did you sustain them (Neh Ne) |
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