Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and challenged God in the desert.

New American Standard Bible

But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.

King James Version

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Holman Bible

They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.

International Standard Version

They were overwhelmed with craving in the wilderness, so God tested them in the wasteland.

American Standard Version

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

Amplified


But lusted intensely in the wilderness
And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

Bible in Basic English

They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

Darby Translation

And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will desire a desire in the desert, and they will tempt God in the waste.

King James 2000

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they {craved intensely} in the wilderness, and tested God in [the] desert.

Modern King James verseion

but they lusted greedily in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A lust came upon them in the wilderness, so that they tempted God in the desert.

NET Bible

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

New Heart English Bible

but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

The Emphasized Bible

But lusted a lust in the desert, and tested GOD in the waste.

Webster

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

World English Bible

but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

תּאוה 
Ta'avah 
Usage: 20

in the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

and tempted
נסה 
Nacah 
Usage: 36

God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

References

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Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Faithfulness In Israel's History

13 They soon forgot his works. They did not wait for his counsel, 14 but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and challenged God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:9

Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.

Exodus 17:2

Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why do ye contend with me? Why do ye challenge LORD?

Numbers 11:4

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly. And the sons of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

1 Corinthians 10:6

But these things became our examples, for us not to be men who lust for evil things as those also lusted.

Numbers 11:33-34

While the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of LORD was kindled against the people, and LORD smote the people with a very great plague.

Numbers 14:22

because all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice,

Deuteronomy 9:22

And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked LORD to wrath.

Psalm 78:18-20

And they challenged God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

Psalm 78:30

They were not estranged from that which they desired. Their food was yet in their mouths

Psalm 78:40-41

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

Psalm 95:8-9

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

Hebrews 3:8-10

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, according to the day of the trial in the wilderness,

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