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Deuteronomy 8:17

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— —and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has procured me this wealth.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and lest thou shouldest say in thy heart,—Mine own strength and the might of mine own hand, have gotten me this wealth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Lest thou shouldst say in thy heart: My own might, and the strength of my own hand have achieved all these things for me.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Beware least thou say in thine heart, My power, and the strength of mine owne hand hath prepared me this abundance.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And thou say in thine heart, My power, and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, My strength, and the power of mine hand have wrought for me this great wealth.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And thou say 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
in thine heart, 3824
{3824} Prime
לֵבָב
lebab
{lay-bawb'}
From H3823; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820.
My power 3581
{3581} Prime
כֹּחַ
koach
{ko'-akh}
From an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard.
and the might 6108
{6108} Prime
עֹצֶם
`otsem
{o'-tsem}
From H6105; power; hence body.
of [mine] hand 3027
{3027} Prime
יָד
yad
{yawd}
A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.
hath gotten 6213
{6213} Prime
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
me x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
this x2088
(2088) Complement
זֶה
zeh
{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
wealth. 2428
{2428} Prime
חַיִל
chayil
{khah'-yil}
From H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Deuteronomy 8:11-20.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Deuteronomy 8:10-20.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
thou say:

Deuteronomy 7:17 If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations [are] more than I; how can I dispossess them?

My power:

Deuteronomy 9:4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
Isaiah 10:8-14 For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings? ... And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Daniel 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that [were] sin.
Habakkuk 1:16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous.
1 Corinthians 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive [it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 7:17; 9:4. Is 10:8. Dn 4:30. Ho 12:8. Hab 1:16. 1Co 4:7.

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