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the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS ON THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS, <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS, <a href="/lsb/hebrews/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS, <a href="/amp/hebrews/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS [your fathers did] IN THE REBELLION [of Israel at Meribah], ON THE DAY OF TESTING IN THE WILDERNESS, <a href="/csb/hebrews/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/asv/hebrews/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, <a href="/cev/hebrews/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> don't be stubborn! Don't rebel like those people who were tested in the desert. * <a href="/erv/hebrews/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, <a href="/gwt/hebrews/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't be stubborn like those who rebelled and tested me in the desert. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> do not be stubborn, as your ancestors were when they rebelled against God, as they were that day in the desert when they put him to the test. <a href="/isv/hebrews/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> do not harden your hearts as they did when they provoked me during the time of testing in the wilderness. <a href="/msb/hebrews/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/net/hebrews/3.htm">NET Bible</a> "Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> do not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, <a href="/wbt/hebrews/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: <a href="/wey/hebrews/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation on the day of the temptation in the Desert, <a href="/web/hebrews/3.htm">World English Bible</a> don’t harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of the trial in the wilderness, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> you may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, <a href="/blb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, <a href="/slt/hebrews/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Harden not your hearts, as in the exasperation, in the day of trial in the desert:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation; in the day of temptation in the desert, <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, the very day of temptation, in the desert, <a href="/nabre/hebrews/3.htm">New American Bible</a> ‘Harden not your hearts as at the rebellion in the day of testing in the desert, <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, as on the day of testing in the wilderness,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Harden not your hearts to provoke him, as the murmurers did in the day of temptation in the wilderness: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Do not harden your hearts to anger him, like the rebellious, and as the day of temptation in the wilderness<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> harden not your hearts, as in the bitter provocation, in the day of trial in the wilderness, <a href="/godbey/hebrews/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness, <a href="/haweis/hebrews/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> harden not your hearts, as in that bitter provocation, at the day of the temptation in the wilderness; <a href="/mace/hebrews/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> harden not your hearts, as at Meriba and Massa in the desart: <a href="/wey/hebrews/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation on the day of the temptation in the Desert, <a href="/worrell/hebrews/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness, <a href="/worsley/hebrews/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness, when your fathers tempted me, <a href="/parallel/hebrews/3-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=386" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/3.htm">Do Not Harden Your Hearts</a> 7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, 8<a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">do not</a> <a href="/greek/4645.htm" title="4645: sklērynēte (V-ASA-2P) -- To harden, make hard, make stubborn. From skleros; to indurate, i.e. render stubborn.">harden</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardias (N-AFP) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">hearts,</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as you did</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3894.htm" title="3894: parapikrasmō (N-DMS) -- A provocation, irritation, rebellion. From parapikraino; irritation.">rebellion,</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeran (N-AFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3986.htm" title="3986: peirasmou (N-GMS) -- From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.">of testing</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2048.htm" title="2048: erēmō (Adj-DFS) -- Lonesome, i.e. waste.">wilderness,</a> 9where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8-11</a> do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ... <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a> Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. / So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” ... <a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a> not 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— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it. <a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2-13</a> Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. / The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD! / Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? ... <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a> Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Deuteronomy 9:7</a> Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8</a> Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9-11</a> We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. / And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-42</a> But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. ... <a href="/acts/13-18.htm">Acts 13:18</a> He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness. <a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7</a> Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” <a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Mark 8:11-13</a> Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven. / Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” / And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side. <a href="/luke/4-12.htm">Luke 4:12</a> But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” <a href="/john/6-30.htm">John 6:30-31</a> So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do? / Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a> But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:Harden.<a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12,13</a> Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God… <a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15</a> But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.<a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">1 Samuel 6:6</a> Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?as.<a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11,22,23</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? … <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22-24</a> And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath… <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Psalm 78:56</a> Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:of.<a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a> And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?<a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a> Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.<a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18</a> And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/romans/9-18.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/philemon/1-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Provocation</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-2.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-11.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-18.htm">Temptation</a> <a href="/philippians/1-9.htm">Testing</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-18.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Provocation</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Temptation</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Testing</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 3</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Christ is more worthy than Moses;</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">therefore if we believe not in him, we shall be more worthy punishment than hardhearted Israel.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>do not harden your hearts This phrase is a direct exhortation to the readers, warning them against the spiritual stubbornness that characterized the Israelites. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's being, including mind, will, and emotions. Hardening of the heart implies a deliberate resistance to God's voice and commands. This concept is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15</a>, where Pharaoh hardens his heart against God's commands. The New Testament also warns against this in <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a>, where a hardened heart leads to judgment. The call is to remain open and responsive to God's guidance.as you did in the rebellion This refers to a specific historical event involving the Israelites' rebellion against God during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The rebellion is detailed in <a href="/numbers/14.htm">Numbers 14</a>, where the Israelites, despite witnessing God's miracles, refused to trust Him and enter Canaan. This act of defiance resulted in severe consequences, including wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. The rebellion serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unbelief and disobedience. It highlights the importance of faith and trust in God's promises, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a>, which states that without faith, it is impossible to please God.in the day of testing in the wilderness The "day of testing" refers to the period when the Israelites were tested by God in the wilderness, as described in <a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>. This testing was meant to reveal their faith and dependence on God. The wilderness itself is a significant biblical motif, representing a place of trial, purification, and reliance on God. Jesus' own testing in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>) parallels this, where He overcame temptation by relying on Scripture and His relationship with the Father. The wilderness experience is a reminder of the need for perseverance and faithfulness in the face of trials.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The original audience of the warning, who hardened their hearts during their journey in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites during the Exodus, who witnessed their rebellion and interceded for them. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting for the Israelites' testing and rebellion, specifically referring to the period of wandering after leaving Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion (Meribah and Massah)</a> Specific events where the Israelites tested God by complaining and doubting His provision (<a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a>; <a href="/numbers/20.htm">Numbers 20:1-13</a>). 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul or another early Christian leader, addressing Jewish Christians to remain faithful.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_hardness_of_heart.htm">Guard Against Hardness of Heart</a> The heart can become hardened through unbelief and disobedience. Regular self-examination and repentance are crucial. <a href="/topical/l/learn_from_past_mistakes.htm">Learn from Past Mistakes</a> The Israelites' rebellion serves as a cautionary tale. Reflect on personal areas of rebellion and seek God's guidance to overcome them. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Just as the Israelites doubted God's provision, believers today must trust in God's faithfulness and provision in all circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a> Encourage one another daily to prevent the deceitfulness of sin from hardening hearts. Community accountability is vital. <a href="/topical/p/persevere_in_faith.htm">Persevere in Faith</a> The call to not harden hearts is a call to persevere in faith, holding firmly to the confidence we had at first.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 3</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</a> <a href="/q/romans_9_17-18__how_is_god_just.htm">Romans 9:17–18: When God hardens hearts, how can He still hold people accountable for their actions? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_an_11-day_trip_take_40_years.htm">In Deuteronomy 1:2, how can an 11-day journey become a 40-year wander, and is there historical or logical support for such a timeline discrepancy? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_95_7-11_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Psalm 95:7–11 portrays God’s long-term wrath on an entire generation, how does that reconcile with passages emphasizing God’s mercy (e.g., Exodus 34:6)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) In the day of temptation.--Better, like the day of the temptation. As in the LXX., so here, two words which in the Hebrew are proper names ("as at Meribah, and as in the day of Massah") are translated according to their intrinsic meaning. (For the former see <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm" title="And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?">Exodus 17:7</a>; <a href="/numbers/20-13.htm" title="This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.">Numbers 20:13</a>; and for the latter <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm" title="And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?">Exodus 17:7</a>.) We may believe that these places are here chosen for reference partly on account of their significant names; but it is noteworthy that the rebellions recorded in the names belonged to the beginning and to the close of the years of wandering. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/3-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[do] not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. harden σκληρύνητε (sklērynēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4645.htm">Strong's 4645: </a> To harden, make hard, make stubborn. From skleros; to indurate, i.e. render stubborn. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. hearts, καρδίας (kardias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. as [you did] ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. rebellion, παραπικρασμῷ (parapikrasmō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3894.htm">Strong's 3894: </a> A provocation, irritation, rebellion. From parapikraino; irritation. in κατὰ (kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. time ἡμέραν (hēmeran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of testing πειρασμοῦ (peirasmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3986.htm">Strong's 3986: </a> From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wilderness, ἐρήμῳ (erēmō) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> Lonesome, i.e. waste. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 3:8 Don't harden your hearts as (Heb. He. 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