Following that, he cared for the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness, feeding them with manna, providing water, and even seeing to it that their mantles did not wear out and that their feet did not become swollen.
גם ב ־ 40 שנות נדודיהם במדבר דאג להם אלוהים והזין אותם במן ובמים ואף הקפיד ששמלתם לא תתבלה ושרגליהם לא תתנפחנה (‏ דברים ח ’: 3, 4‏).