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Hebrews 3:8

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notσκληρύνητεsklērunēteto hardenσκληρύνω (sklērunō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to harden”, a single actionG4645I harden, make hard, make stubborn.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.παραπικρασμῷparapikrasmōprovocationπαραπικρασμός (parapikrasmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “provocation”, the to- or for-formG3894a provocation, irritation, rebellion.the provocationκατὰkatainκατάpreposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέρανhēmerandayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the dayτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πειρασμοῦpeirasmouof temptationπειρασμός (peirasmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of temptation”, the of-formG3986(a) trial, probation, testing, being tried, (b) temptation, (c) calamity, affliction.This verse uses “temptation”.of temptationἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wilderness

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

Young’s Literal Translation

ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness,

World English Bible

don’t harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

Darby Translation

harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness;

Douay-Rheims

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation; in the day of temptation in the desert,

Quotes

Psalms 95:8 Psalms 95:8 · King James VersionHarden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:Psalms 95:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as the Holy Ghost saith
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: