Exodus 17:7
And 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?
KJV
et vocavit nomen loci illius, Tentatio, propter jurgium filiorum Israël, et quia tentaverunt Dominum, dicentes : Estne Dominus in nobis, an non ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου Πειρασμός, καὶ Λοιδόρησις, διὰ τὴν λοιδορίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ καὶ διὰ τὸ πειράζειν Κύριον λέγοντας Εἰ ἔστιν Κύριος ἐν ἡμῖν ἢ οὔ;
LXX
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?
ASV
וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הַ/מָּק֔וֹם מַסָּ֖ה וּ/מְרִיבָ֑ה עַל רִ֣יב בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְ/עַ֨ל נַסֹּתָ֤/ם אֶת יְהוָה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר הֲ/יֵ֧שׁ יְהוָ֛ה בְּ/קִרְבֵּ֖/נוּ אִם אָֽיִן
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2119Tempting God consists in putting his goodness and almighty power to the test by word or deed. Thus Satan tried to induce Jesus to throw himself down from the Temple and, by this gesture, force God to act.49 Jesus opposed Satan with the word of God: "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test." 50 The challenge contained in such tempting of God wounds the respect and trust …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:9 — Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
- Deut 6:16 — Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- Deut 9:22 — And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
- Deut 9:22 — And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
- Deut 33:8 — And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
- Exod 17:2 — 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?
- Exod 17:2 — 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?
- Heb 3:8 — Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Heb 3:8 — Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Mark 8:11 — And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
- Matt 4:7 — Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
- Num 20:13 — This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
- Num 20:13 — This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
- Num 27:14 — For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness
- Ps 81:7 — Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
- Ps 95:8 — Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Ps 95:8 — Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Ps 106:13 — They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: