For 40 years in the wilderness, Jehovah cared for the Israelites, providing them with food and water.
وَطَوَالَ ٤٠ سَنَةً فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ ،‏ ٱعْتَنَى يَهْوَه بِٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ مُزَوِّدًا إِيَّاهُمْ بِٱلطَّعَامِ وَٱلشَّرَابِ .‏