Deuteronomy 6:16
14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.
15 For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
17 You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.
18 Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
- KJV
- Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- WEB
- You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
- ASV
- Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- DARBY
- Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- BLB
- You⁺ shall not test YHWH your⁺ God, as you⁺ tested [Him] in Massah.
- ÅB
- Dere skal ikke friste Herren deres Gud, slik som dere fristet ham i Massa.
- OTB
- Sett ikke Herren deres Gud på prøve, slik dere gjorde ved Massa.
- B1930
- I skal ikke friste Herren eders Gud, således som I fristet ham i Massa.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
Read in contextLuke 4:12
But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Read in contextMatthew 4:7
Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Read in contextPsalms 95:8–9
do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
Read in contextHebrews 3:8–9
do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
Read in contextExodus 17:2
So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
Read in contextNumbers 21:4–5
Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
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