16You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.


In Context

13 You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

14 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

15 (For the LORD your God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and destroy you from off the face of the earth.

16 You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.

17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

18 And you shall do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to your fathers.

Deuteronomy 6:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;