Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 29:3
You saw with your own eyes the great trials, and those miraculous signs and wonders.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses all Israel at the plains of Moab, concluding his recounting of the Exodus events before the covenant renewal.
The words — The text emphasizes מַסּוֹת (ma.sOt), rendered literally as "trials" or "afflictions," and אֹתֹת וּמֹפְתִים ('o.Tot u.mo.fe.Tim), meaning "signs and wonders."
The thread — The pattern of recalled divine intervention runs through the covenant summaries of Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 7:18, and Nehemiah 9:9.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that physical observation of past acts does not automatically produce spiritual comprehension.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:32 Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
- Deuteronomy 7:18 But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
- Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.