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Psalms 78:56

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

KJV

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;

ASV

וַ/יְנַסּ֣וּ וַ֭/יַּמְרוּ אֶת אֱלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְי֑וֹן וְ֝/עֵדוֹתָ֗י/ו לֹ֣א שָׁמָֽרוּ

Hebrew

And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.

YLT

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
יַּמְרוּ
ymrv
verb · 45×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
noun · 26×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נַסּ֥וֹת
nsvt
verb · 36×
עֶלְי֔וֹן
'lyvn
adjective · 51×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:9 — Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
  • Acts 5:9 — Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
  • 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 23:21 — Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
  • Heb 3:8 — Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
  • Isa 63:10 — But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
  • Judg 2:11 — And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
  • Matt 4:7 — Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
  • Ps 95:9 — When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.