rwp@Hebrews:3:8 @{Harden not} (\m sklrunte\). Prohibition with \m\ and first aorist (ingressive) active subjunctive of \sklrun\, late verb from \sklros\ (dried up, stiff, hard) as in kjv@Acts:19:9; kjv@Romans:9:18|. {As in the provocation} (\hs n ti parapikrasmi\). Late compound from \parapikrain\, late verb to embitter (\para, pikros\), found only in LXX and here and verse 15|. It means embitterment, exasperation. For the simple verb \pikrain\, to make bitter, see kjv@Colossians:3:19|. The reference is to _Meribah_ (Ex. 17:1-7|). {Like as in the day} (\kata tn hmeran\). "According to the day" as in kjv@Acts:12:1; 19:23|. {Of the temptation} (\tou peirasmou\). The reference is to _Massah_ which took place at Rephidim.