Deuteronomy 6:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.”
Deuteronomy 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 6:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.”
Deuteronomy 6:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. ”
Deuteronomy 6:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;”
Deuteronomy 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ye shall not tempt Jehovah yourGod, as ye tempted him in Massah. ”
Deuteronomy 6:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye did tempt him in Massah:”
Deuteronomy 6:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 6:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 6
14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
15 (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.
16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,
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What Does Deuteronomy 6:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 6:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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