King James Version

Hebrews 3:9

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by testing” (ἐν δοκιμασίᾳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “me” (με) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they tested me” (ἐδοκιμασάν με) before and here.

οὗhouWhenοὗadverb — “When”G3757where, whither, when, in what place.This verse uses “when”.Whenἐπείρασανepeirasantemptedπειράζω (peirazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “tempted”, a single actionG3985I try, tempt, test.temptedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρεςpateresfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.δοκιμασίᾳdokimasiaprovedδοκιμασίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “proved”, the to- or for-formG6020examinationprovedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyτεσσεράκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “forty”, the object formG5062forty.fortyἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.years

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐδοκιμασάνedokimasanprovedδοκιμάζω (dokimazō)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “proved”, the to- or for-formG1381I put to the test, prove, examine; I distinguish by testing, approve after testing; I am fit.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Where your fathers tried me by proving me , And saw my works forty years.

Young’s Literal Translation

in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;

World English Bible

where your fathers tested me and tried me, and saw my deeds for forty years.

Darby Translation

where your fathers tempted [me], by proving [me], and saw my works forty years.

Douay-Rheims

Where your fathers tempted me, proved and saw my works,

Quotes

Psalms 95:9 Psalms 95:9 · King James VersionWhen your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.Psalms 95:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as the Holy Ghost saith
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

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