Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:16

16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.d

Footnotes

  • d 6:16 Massah means testing; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7; cited in Matthew 4:7 and Luke 4:12.

Read all of Deuteronomy 6

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
testתְנַסּ֔וּṯə·nas·sūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5254 test, try
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH430 God
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you tested Himנִסִּיתֶ֖םnis·sî·ṯemVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH5254 test, try
at Massahבַּמַּסָּֽה׃bam·mas·sāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4532 Massah

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 17:7 · Luke 4:12 · Matthew 4:7 · Psalm 95:8–9 · Hebrews 3:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 10:9 · Exodus 17:2 · Numbers 21:4–5 · Numbers 20:13 · Numbers 20:3–4

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.