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Psalms 78:41

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

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ASV

And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

KJV

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725 →
וַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.Suand they put to [the] testH5254 →
אֵ֑ל'ElGodH410 →
וּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshand [the] holy [one] ofH6918 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הִתְווּ׃hit.vuthey painedH8428 →

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Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”Numbers 14:22not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—Hebrews 3:8–11do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,Acts 7:39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.Numbers 11:23The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”Psalms 78:19–20They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.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?”2 Peter 2:21–22It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.Numbers 14:4So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!John 6:9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”Mark 5:35–36While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”Psalms 89:18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.Psalms 71:22So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.Psalms 78:20When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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