Hebrews 3:9

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

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Other Translations for Hebrews 3:9

BSB
where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
AKJV
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
CPDV
where your fathers tested me, even though they had seen and examined my works for forty years.
ERV
Wherewith your fathers tempted me by proving me, And saw my works forty years.
NHEB
where your fathers tested me and challenged me, and saw my works for forty years.
SMT
Where your fathers tried me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Commentary for Hebrews 3:9

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Hebrews 3:9
Summary
Ancestors tested divine patience for decades
Place
Wilderness
Event
Forty years of tested faith
Estimated Time Period
c. 1300 BC
Category
Narrative