Deuteronomy 6:16
¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
¶ *Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, *as yee tempted him in Massah.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceMat. 4.7.
- *Cross-referenceExod. 17.2.
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- Exodus 17:7Rank 1 from verse 16
7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
7And hee called the name of the place †Massah, and †Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD amongst vs, or not?
- Matthew 4:7Rank 3 from verse 16
- Psalms 95:8–9Rank 4 from verse 16
8Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
8**†*Harden not your heart, as in the prouocation: and as in the day of temptation, in the wildernesse:
9When your fathers tempted me: proued me, and sawe my worke.
- Hebrews 3:8–9Rank 5 from verse 16
8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
8Harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation, in the day of temptation in the wildernesse:
9When your fathers tempted me, prooued me, and saw my works fourty yeeres.
- 1 Corinthians 10:9Rank 6 from verse 16
- Exodus 17:2Rank 7 from verse 16
2Wherefore 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?
2Wherefore *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?
- Numbers 21:4–5Rank 8 from verse 16
4¶ And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
4¶ And they iourneyed from mount Hor, by the way of the red sea, to compasse the land of Edom: and the soule of the people was much ‖discouraged because of the way.
5And the people spake against God and against Moses, Wherefore haue ye brought vs vp out of Egypt, to die in the wildernesse? for there is no bread, neither is there any water, and our soule *loatheth this light bread.
- Numbers 20:13Rank 9 from verse 16
- Numbers 20:3–4Rank 10 from verse 16
3And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!
4And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
3And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died *when our brethren died before the LORD.
4And *why haue yee brought vp the Congregation of the LORD into this wildernesse, that we and our cattell should die there?
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Deuteronomy 6:16
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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The one true God.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of tempt. Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Massah, the place named for Israel's testing of the Lord in the wilderness.
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15(For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
15(For the LORD thy God is a ielous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God bee kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
16¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
16¶ *Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, *as yee tempted him in Massah.
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17You shall diligently keepe the Commandements of the LORD your God, and his Testimonies, and his Statutes, which he hath commanded thee.