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16 the one feeding you[a] manna in the desert, food that your ancestors[b] did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you so that he could do good to you in the future.[c] 17 And you may think[d] in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand acquired this wealth for[e] me.’ 18 But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he is the one giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors[f] as it is today.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:16 Literally “causing you to eat”
  2. Deuteronomy 8:16 Or “fathers”
  3. Deuteronomy 8:16 Literally “in the end/later”
  4. Deuteronomy 8:17 Or “say”
  5. Deuteronomy 8:17 Literally “gave this wealth to”
  6. Deuteronomy 8:18 Or “fathers”
  7. Deuteronomy 8:18 Literally “as the day the this”