E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 8:3
manna. See note on Exodus 16:31 . man. Hebrew. 'adam. This verse quoted by Christ. Matthew 4:4 .Luke 4:4 . by. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ) = "by [eating] bread". bread = food, by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6 , by every. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ) = "by [keeping] every word": or by obeying. mouth. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 8:2
God = Hebrew 'Elohim. App-4 . forty. The number of Probation. See App-10 . to know = get to know. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . commandments. Written in Hebrew text plural, but read singular, Compare Deuteronomy 6:25 = the whole Law regarded as one great command. read more