Deuteronomy 9:22
New International Version
You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, at Massah and at Kibroth Hattaavah.

New Living Translation
“You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah.

English Standard Version
“At Taberah also, and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.

Berean Standard Bible
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.

King James Bible
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

New King James Version
“Also at Taberah and Massah and Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.

New American Standard Bible
“Then at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah you kept provoking the LORD to anger.

NASB 1995
“Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.

NASB 1977
“Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked Yahweh to wrath.

Amplified Bible
“At Taberah also and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.

Christian Standard Bible
“You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah.

American Standard Version
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.

Contemporary English Version
You also made the LORD angry when you were staying at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-Hattaavah.

English Revised Version
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah.

Good News Translation
"You also made the LORD your God angry when you were at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah.

International Standard Version
"You provoked the LORD again at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah.

Majority Standard Bible
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.

NET Bible
Moreover, you continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-Hattaavah.

New Heart English Bible
At Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth Hattaavah, you provoked the LORD to wrath.

Webster's Bible Translation
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

World English Bible
At Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked Yahweh to wrath.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And in Taberah, and in Massah, and in Kibroth-Hattaavah, you have been making YHWH angry;

Young's Literal Translation
'And in Taberah, and in Massah, and in Kibroth-Hattaavah, ye have been making Jehovah wroth:

Smith's Literal Translation
And in Taberah and in Massah, and in Kibroth Hatavah, ye were provoking Jehovah to anger.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
At the burning also, and at the place of temptation, and at the graves of lust you provoked the Lord:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, at the Burning, and at the Temptation, and at the Graves of Lust, you provoked the Lord.

New American Bible
At Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah likewise, you enraged the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
At Taberah also, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, you provoked the LORD to wrath.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And in heat, and in trials, and at the Kabrey di ragrigtha the people lusted for meat; you provoked the LORD to anger.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in Yaqdanathe Burning and in Nesyonaythe Temptations and in Qabrey d'Ragya Regta –“The Graves of Lusting Lust” you were angering LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye made the LORD wroth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Also in the burning, and in the temptation, and at the graves of lust, ye provoked the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Golden Calf
21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain. 22You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah. 23And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.…

Cross References
Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

Numbers 11:1-3
Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. / And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. / So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.

Numbers 14:22-23
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.

Numbers 20:13
These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.

Numbers 21:4-9
Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey / and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!” / So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died. ...

Psalm 78:17-20
But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. / They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. / They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? ...

Psalm 95:8-11
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.” ...

Psalm 106:32-33
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. / For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

Hebrews 3:8-11
do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. / Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ ...

Hebrews 3:15-19
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” / For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? ...

Hebrews 4:1-2
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

1 Corinthians 10:9-10
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.

1 Corinthians 10:6-11
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...

Acts 7:39-43
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. ...

Acts 7:51-53
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”


Treasury of Scripture

And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, you provoked the LORD to wrath.

Taberah

Numbers 11:1-5
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp…

Massah

Exodus 17:7
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?

Kibroth-hattaavah

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Deuteronomy 9
1. Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness
7. Moses reminds them of the golden calf














You continued to provoke
The phrase "You continued to provoke" indicates a persistent pattern of behavior by the Israelites. The Hebrew root word for "provoke" is "קָצַף" (qatsaph), which means to be angry or to provoke to anger. This suggests a deliberate and repeated action that incited God's displeasure. Historically, this reflects the Israelites' ongoing struggle with faith and obedience during their wilderness journey, highlighting the human tendency to fall into sin despite witnessing God's miracles.

the LORD
The term "the LORD" is translated from the Hebrew "יְהוָה" (YHWH), the sacred and personal name of God. This name emphasizes God's covenant relationship with Israel, His holiness, and His authority. The Israelites' provocation of the LORD underscores the gravity of their actions, as they were not merely disobeying a distant deity but were rebelling against the very God who had delivered them from Egypt and established a covenant with them.

at Taberah
"Taberah" means "burning" in Hebrew, derived from the root "בָּעַר" (ba'ar), which means to burn or consume. This location is significant because it was where the Israelites complained about their hardships, leading to the LORD's anger manifesting as fire among them (Numbers 11:1-3). Taberah serves as a reminder of the consequences of ingratitude and discontentment, illustrating the importance of trusting in God's provision.

at Massah
"Massah" means "testing" in Hebrew, from the root "נָסָה" (nasah), which means to test or try. This site is where the Israelites tested the LORD by doubting His presence and provision, demanding water in the wilderness (Exodus 17:1-7). Massah symbolizes the spiritual danger of testing God's patience and faithfulness, urging believers to maintain faith even in challenging circumstances.

and at Kibroth-hattaavah
"Kibroth-hattaavah" translates to "graves of craving" in Hebrew, from "קֶבֶר" (qeber) meaning grave, and "תַּאֲוָה" (ta'avah) meaning craving or lust. This location marks the place where the Israelites' craving for meat led to a plague as a divine judgment (Numbers 11:31-34). Kibroth-hattaavah serves as a cautionary tale against succumbing to fleshly desires and the importance of spiritual discipline and contentment in God's provision.

(22) At Taberah.--The first place mentioned after they left Sinai.

At Massah.--The last scene described before they reached it. Sinai is made the centre of provocation.

At Kibroth-hattaavah.--The first encampment named after Sinai. It is not certain that they halted at Taberah. (See Numbers 11)

Verses 22-24. - Not only at Horeb, but at other places and on other occasions, had Israel provoked the Lord to wrath by their contumacy. At Taberah, by their complaining and discontent (Numbers 11:1-3); at Massah, by their murmuring because of the want of water (Exodus 17. l, etc.); at Kibroth-hattaavah, by despising the manna, and lusting for flesh to eat (Numbers 11:4, etc.); and at Kadesh-barnea, when on the confines of the Promised Land, they distrusted God, reproached him for having brought them there to be destroyed, and sought to return to Egypt (Numbers 14:1, etc.; Deuteronomy 1:26). "The list is not arranged chronologically, but advances from the smaller to the morn serious forms of guilt: For Moses was seeking to sharpen the consciences of the people, and to impress upon them the fact that they had been rebellious against the Lord (see at ver. 7) from the very beginning, 'from the day that I knew you'" (Keil).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You continued to provoke
מַקְצִפִ֥ים (maq·ṣi·p̄îm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage

the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

at Taberah,
וּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙ (ū·ḇə·ṯaḇ·‘ê·rāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8404: Taberah -- 'burning', a place in the desert

Massah,
וּבְמַסָּ֔ה (ū·ḇə·mas·sāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4532: Massah -- a place in the desert where Israelites rebelled

and Kibroth-hattaavah.
הַֽתַּאֲוָ֑ה (hat·ta·’ă·wāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6914: Kibroth-hattaavah -- 'the graves of desire', a place in the desert


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