King James Version

Psalms 95:8

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

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּקְשׁ֣וּtaqshvbe cruelקָשָׁהverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be cruel”, a wish or indirect commandH7185properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ((ask a), be in, have, seem, would) hard(-en, (labour), -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff(-en, (-necked)).לְ֭בַבְכֶםlevavkhembreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.כִּמְרִיבָ֑הkimrivahas provocationמְרִיבָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “as provocation”H4808quarrelprovocation, strife.כְּי֥וֹםkeyomas as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…מַ֝סָּ֗הmasahtemptationמַסָּהnoun, proper name — “temptation”H4531a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)temptation, trial.בַּמִּדְבָּֽרbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;

Young’s Literal Translation

Harden not your heart as [in] Meribah, As [in] the day of Massah in the wilderness,

World English Bible

Don’t harden your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,

Darby Translation

Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as [in] the day of Massah, in the wilderness;

Douay-Rheims

Bring to the Lord glory unto his name. Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of irritation in the wilderness:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ, κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πικρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ,

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Hebrews 3:15 Hebrews 3:15 · King James VersionWhile it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.Hebrews 3:15 · King James VersionOpen the Source
While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Hebrews 3:8 Hebrews 3:8 · King James VersionHarden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:Hebrews 3:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as the Holy Ghost saith
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Hebrews 4:7 Hebrews 4:7 · King James VersionAgain, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.Hebrews 4:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as it is said
Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

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