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


In Context

13 You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

14 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you;

15 for Yahweh your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of Yahweh your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

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

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

18 You shall do that which is right and good in the sight of Yahweh; that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which Yahweh 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 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.