Psalms 78:18 BSB — MannaFest

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6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְנַסּוּ־	vay.na.su-	and they put to [the] test	H5254 →
אֵ֥ל	'el	God	H410 →
בִּלְבָבָ֑ם	bil.va.Vam	in heart their	H3824 →
לִֽשְׁאָל־	lish.'ol-	by requesting	H7592 →
אֹ֥כֶל	'O.khel	food	H400 →
לְנַפְשָֽׁם׃	le.naf.Sham	for selves their	H5315 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 6:16
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
leads to
- Exodus 17:7
  He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 4:12
  But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Matthew 4:7
  Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Psalms 95:8–9
  do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
- Hebrews 3:8–9
  do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Through
1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
leads to
- Numbers 21:5–6
  and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
- Hebrews 3:8–11
  do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
- Exodus 17:2
  So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.Numbers 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.Psalms 105:40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.Psalms 106:14–15They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.Revelation 18:14And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”James 4:2–3You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.Exodus 16:2–3And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

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