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Berean Standard Bible

“Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.”

Deuteronomy 8:2

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Moses is preparing a new generation to enter the land and reminds them of the forty years in the wilderness. Soon they will be settled and comfortable, and he wants them to remember how God led them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

World English Bible (WEB)

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 prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y acordarte has de todo el camino por donde te ha traído Jehová tu Dios estos cuarenta años en el desierto, para afligirte, por probarte, para saber lo que estaba en tu corazón, si habías de guardar ó no sus mandamientos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Recuerdas cómo te condujo el Señor a través del desierto durante estos cuarenta años, humillándote y probándote para saber dónde estaban tus prioridades y si realmente obedecerías o no sus mandamientos?

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