King James Version
Deuteronomy 8:17 in the King James Version says “And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.”
Deuteronomy 8:17 · KJV
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“My power”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
“of mine hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“me this wealth”
H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
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