tempt

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Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Exodus 17:2 · retained source text

Wherefore the people did chide with Moses and said, Giue vs water that wee may drinke. And Moses said vnto them, Why chide you with mee? Wherefore doe ye tempt the LORD?

1611 marginal noteNum. 20.4.

Complete reference index — all 14 verses

Genesis 22:1 Exodus 17:2 Deuteronomy 6:16 Isaiah 7:12 Malachi 3:15 Matthew 4:7 Matthew 22:18 Mark 12:15 Luke 4:12 Luke 20:23 Acts 5:9 Acts 15:10 1 Corinthians 7:5 1 Corinthians 10:9

Where “tempt” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Exodus1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew2 occurrences
2 verses Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke2 occurrences
2 verses Acts2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Corinthians2 occurrences
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Genesis 22:1 Deuteronomy 6:16 Malachi 3:15 Matthew 22:18 Mark 12:15 Luke 20:23 Acts 15:10 1 Corinthians 10:9

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

Open source edition ↗

to try, test, put to the test.

printed p. 279; PDF p. 299; Internet Archive leaf n298

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Meaning of “tempt”