Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah. New Living Translation You must not test the LORD your God as you did when you complained at Massah. English Standard Version “You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. Berean Standard Bible Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah. King James Bible Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. New King James Version “You shall not tempt the LORD your God as you tempted Him in Massah. New American Standard Bible “You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. NASB 1995 “You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. NASB 1977 “You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. Legacy Standard Bible “You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. Amplified Bible “You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. Christian Standard Bible Do not test the LORD your God as you tested him at Massah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah. American Standard Version Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. Contemporary English Version so don't try to make him prove that he can help you, as you did at Massah. English Revised Version Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never test the LORD your God as you did at Massah. Good News Translation "Do not put the LORD your God to the test, as you did at Massah. International Standard Version "Don't test the LORD your God like you did in Massah. Majority Standard Bible Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah. NET Bible You must not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah. New Heart English Bible Do not test the LORD your God, as you tested him at Massah. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. World English Bible You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not try your God YHWH as you tried [Him] in Massah. Young's Literal Translation 'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah; Smith's Literal Translation Ye shall not try Jehovah your God, as ye tempted in Massah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted him in the place of temptation. New American Bible You shall not put the LORD, your God, to the test, as you did at Massah. New Revised Standard Version Do not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him with temptations. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not tempt LORD JEHOVAH your God as you tempted in NesyonayTemptations. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as ye tempted him in the temptation. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Greatest Commandment…15For 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. 16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah. 17You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.… Cross References Matthew 4:7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Luke 4:12 But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Exodus 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?” 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?” Psalm 78:18 They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. Psalm 78:41 Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. Psalm 95:8-9 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. Numbers 14:22 not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— 1 Corinthians 10:9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. Hebrews 3:8-9 do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. Hebrews 3:15-16 As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” / For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? Hebrews 3:18-19 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter. Hebrews 4:7 God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” Isaiah 7:12 But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” Treasury of Scripture You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah. tempt Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Luke 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. tempted him Exodus 17:2,7 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? … Numbers 20:3,4,13 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! … Numbers 21:4,5 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… Jump to Previous Massah Tempt Tempted Test Tested Tried TryJump to Next Massah Tempt Tempted Test Tested Tried TryDeuteronomy 6 1. The end of the law is obedience3. An exhortation thereto 20. What they are to teach their children Do not test The Hebrew word for "test" is "nāsâ," which means to try, prove, or tempt. In the context of Deuteronomy, this command is a direct admonition against putting God to the test through doubt or disobedience. Historically, testing God implies a lack of faith and trust in His provision and promises. The Israelites are reminded to rely on God's faithfulness rather than demanding signs or proofs of His power and presence. the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah As ye tempted him in Massah.--How did they tempt Him in Massah? By raising the unbelieving question, "Is the Lord among us, or not?" (Exodus 17:7). Even by the side of Satan upon the giddy pinnacle of the Temple, our Saviour refused to doubt the care of Jehovah. He would not throw Himself from thence into the arms of the angels to escape Satan, but "He endured as seeing Him who is invisible." To this standard of action Israel was called in face of the powers of evil. But it was not always realised. Hebrew Do notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no test תְנַסּ֔וּ (ṯə·nas·sū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you tested Him נִסִּיתֶ֖ם (nis·sî·ṯem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt at Massah. בַּמַּסָּֽה׃ (bam·mas·sāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4532: Massah -- a place in the desert where Israelites rebelled Links Deuteronomy 6:16 NIVDeuteronomy 6:16 NLT Deuteronomy 6:16 ESV Deuteronomy 6:16 NASB Deuteronomy 6:16 KJV Deuteronomy 6:16 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 6:16 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 6:16 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 6:16 French Bible Deuteronomy 6:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:16 You shall not tempt Yahweh your God (Deut. 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