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Hebrews 3:8–18

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Hebrews 3:8

8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Hebrews 3:9

9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Hebrews 3:10

10Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

Hebrews 3:11

11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Hebrews 3:12

12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Hebrews 3:13

13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Hebrews 3:14

14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Hebrews 3:15

15While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

Hebrews 3:16

16For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

Hebrews 3:17

17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

Hebrews 3:18

18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

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DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hearts

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

provocation

An act or cause that provokes, incites, angers, or tests patience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tempted

Enticed toward evil, put to the test, tried, or provoked, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

works

Acts, deeds, labours, or things produced; also acts or operates.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forty

The number equal to four times ten.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:10

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Wherefore

Why; for what reason.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

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grieved

Pained; afflicted; suffering sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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err

To miss the right way, in morals or religion; to deviate from the path or line of duty; to stray by design or mistake.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

known

Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sware

Swore; made a solemn oath or declared with an oath.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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wrath

Intense anger or indignation; also judgment or punishment proceeding from such anger.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

enter

To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:12

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Take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893)

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brethren

Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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any

One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

unbelief

Failure or refusal to believe or trust what God revealed, promised, did, or caused to be witnessed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:13

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

exhort

To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conduct or course of action. To advise; to warn; to caution.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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called

Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

any

One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

through

From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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sin

Transgression of the law of God; an offence against God; or the sinful principle or condition, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:14

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hold

To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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beginning

That which is first; the first state; commencement; entrance into being. The first cause; origin.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

end

The last or concluding part; a termination, limit, purpose, or result. As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:15

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hear

To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hearts

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

provocation

An act or cause that provokes, incites, angers, or tests patience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:17

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

grieved

Pained; afflicted; suffering sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forty

The number equal to four times ten.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sinned

To sin: to transgress against God or violate his law.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fell

Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 3:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sware

Swore; made a solemn oath or declared with an oath.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

enter

To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · KJV usage

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From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 28:14
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  2. Exodus 17:7
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  3. Matthew 13:15
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  4. Zechariah 7:11–12
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  5. Daniel 5:20
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From verse 9

  1. Acts 7:36
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  2. Deuteronomy 4:9
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  3. Deuteronomy 4:3
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  4. Deuteronomy 8:4
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  5. Exodus 19:4
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From verse 10

  1. Psalms 95:10
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  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
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  3. Ephesians 4:30
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  4. Jeremiah 4:22
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  5. Psalms 67:2
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From verse 11

  1. Deuteronomy 1:34–35
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  2. Hebrews 4:3
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  3. Deuteronomy 2:14
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  4. Hebrews 4:5
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  5. Numbers 14:20–23
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From verse 12

  1. Jeremiah 17:5
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  2. Jeremiah 7:24
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  3. Jeremiah 17:9
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  4. Jeremiah 18:12
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  5. 1 Corinthians 10:12
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From verse 13

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:11
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  2. Hebrews 10:24–25
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  3. 2 Timothy 4:2
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  4. 1 Thessalonians 4:18
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  5. Acts 11:23
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From verse 14

  1. Hebrews 3:6
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  2. Hebrews 6:11
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  3. 1 Peter 4:13
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  4. Hebrews 12:10
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  5. Ephesians 3:6
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From verse 15

  1. Hebrews 3:7–8
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  2. Psalms 95:7
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  3. Hebrews 10:38
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  4. Hebrews 10:29
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From verse 16

  1. Numbers 14:2
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  2. Numbers 14:30
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  3. Numbers 26:65
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  4. Deuteronomy 1:38
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  5. Psalms 78:17
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From verse 17

  1. Numbers 14:29
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  2. Jude 1:5
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  3. Numbers 14:22
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  4. Numbers 14:32–33
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  5. Numbers 26:64–65
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From verse 18

  1. Hebrews 4:6
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  2. Deuteronomy 1:34–35
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  3. Numbers 14:30
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  4. Psalms 106:24–26
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  5. Deuteronomy 1:26–32
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