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Deuteronomy 6:16

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Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively

6:16You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.20

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  1. 20 The place name Massah (מַסָּה, massah) derives from a root (נָסָה, nasah) meaning “to test; to try.” The reference here is to the experience in the Sinai desert when Moses struck the rock to obtain water (Exod 17:1–2). The complaining Israelites had, thus, “tested” the Lord, a wickedness that gave rise to the naming of the place (Exod 17:7; cf. Deut 9:22; 33:8).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not test the Lord your God as you tested him at Massah.

NLTNew Living Translation

You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.

KJV 1900King James Version

Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.