King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Yes, your fathers put me to the test;
they challenged me, and they saw my work for forty years!
Berean Standard Bible:
where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
American Standard Version:
Where your fathers triedmeby proving me, And saw my works forty years.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
When{G3757} your{G5216} fathers{G3962} tempted{G3985} me{G3165}, proved{G1381} me{G3165}, and{G2532} saw{G1492} my{G3450} works{G2041} forty{G5062} years{G2094}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Acts 7:36
- He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Deuteronomy 4:9
- Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Deuteronomy 4:3
- Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
Joshua 24:7
- And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
Exodus 19:4
- Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Deuteronomy 8:4
- Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Deuteronomy 8:2
- And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
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Commentary for Hebrews 3:9
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G3757
There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: οὗ
Transliteration: hoû
Pronunciation: hoo
Description: genitive case of ὅς as adverb; at which place, i.e. where:--where(-in), whither(-soever). - Strong's Number: G5216
There are 503 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ὑμῶν
Transliteration: hymōn
Pronunciation: hoo-mone'
Description: genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves). - Strong's Number: G3962
There are 372 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πατήρ
Transliteration: patḗr
Pronunciation: pat-ayr'
Description: apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent. - Strong's Number: G3985
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πειράζω
Transliteration: peirázō
Pronunciation: pi-rad'-zo
Description: from πεῖρα; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:--assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try. - Strong's Number: G3165
There are 277 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: μέ
Transliteration: mé
Pronunciation: meh
Description: a shorter (and probably original) form of ἐμέ; me:--I, me, my. - Strong's Number: G1381
There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: δοκιμάζω
Transliteration: dokimázō
Pronunciation: dok-im-ad'-zo
Description: from δόκιμος; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve:--allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try. - Strong's Number: G2532
There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: καί
Transliteration: kaí
Pronunciation: kahee
Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet. - Strong's Number: G1492
There are 626 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εἴδω
Transliteration: eídō
Pronunciation: i'-do
Description: a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent ὀπτάνομαι and ὁράω; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know:--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare ὀπτάνομαι. - Strong's Number: G3450
There are 471 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: μοῦ
Transliteration: moû
Pronunciation: moo
Description: the simpler form of ἐμοῦ; of me:--I, me, mine (own), my. - Strong's Number: G2041
There are 161 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἔργον
Transliteration: érgon
Pronunciation: er'-gon
Description: from a primary (but obsolete) (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work. - Strong's Number: G5062
There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τεσσαράκοντα
Transliteration: tessarákonta
Pronunciation: tes-sar-ak'-on-tah
Description: the decade of τέσσαρες; forty:--forty. - Strong's Number: G2094
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἔτος
Transliteration: étos
Pronunciation: et'-os
Description: apparently a primary word; a year:--year.