Deuteronomy 6:16

← Deuteronomy 6:15	Deuteronomy 6:16 (KJV)	Deuteronomy 6:17 →
(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.	Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.	Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Ye shall not tempt^H5254 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, as ye tempted^H5254 him in Massah^H4532.

Original Hebrew

לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
תְנַסּ֔וּ	te.na.Su	H5254	HVpi2mp	you will put to (the) test
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֑ם	'e.lo.hei./Khem	H430	HNcmpc/Sp2mp	God/ your
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka./'a.Sher	H834	HR/Tr	just/ as
נִסִּיתֶ֖ם	ni.si.Tem	H5254	HVpp2mp	you put (him) to (the) test
בַּ/מַּסָּֽה	ba./ma.Sah	H4532	HRd/Np	at (the)/ Massah

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
H4532 — מַסָּה (Maççâh, mas-saw'): the same as מַסָּה; Massah, a place in the Desert; Massah.
H5254 — נָסָה (nâçâh, naw-saw'): a primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt; adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

tempt — Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
tempted him — Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Numbers 20:3-4, Numbers 20:13, Numbers 21:4-5, Psalms 95:8-9, 1 Corinthians 10:9, Hebrews 3:8-9

Reciprocal references (3): Psalms 78:41, Isaiah 7:12, Mark 8:11

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: PRUDENCE-RASHNESS
Nave’s: BLESSING, GOD, OBEDIENCE, PRESUMPTION, QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS

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