Deuteronomy 9:22

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, recounting their wilderness rebellions immediately after describing the destruction of the golden calf.

The words — `מַקְצִפִ֥ים` (mak.tzi.Fim) translates literally as "provoking to anger," describing the ongoing posture of the people toward Yahweh.

The thread — The three locations echo Exodus 17:7 at Massah, Numbers 11:1 regarding the initial complaints, and Numbers 11:34 at Kibroth-hattaavah where the craving for food led to burial.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that repeated testing of divine authority nullifies trust and obedience, requiring the reader to confront how habitual complaint replaces faith in prior promises.

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The Hebrew words

וּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u./ve./tav.'e.Rahand/ at/ Taberah וּבְמַסָּ֔הu./ve./ma.Sahand/ at/ Massah וּבְקִבְרֹ֖תu./ve./kiv.Rotand/ at/ Kibroth הַֽתַּאֲוָ֑הha.ta.'a.VahHattaavah מַקְצִפִ֥יםmak.tzi.Fimprovoking to anger הֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.Temyou were אֶת־'et-<obj.>יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth–hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath.

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 11:34 So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
Numbers 11:1 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.