King James Version (KJV)
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
Modern English
But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
Hebrew
וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ תַאֲוָ֣ה בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּ֥וּ אֵ֝ל בִּישִׁימֽוֹן׃
vayitʾavv taʾavah bamidbar vaynasv ʾel biyshiymvon