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


In Context

13 Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.

14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you;

15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.

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

17 Be sure to keep the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.

18 Do what is right and good in the Lord 's sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land that the Lord promised on oath to your forefathers,

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 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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