Psalms 106:15

106:14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. lusted: Heb. lusted a lust

And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

KJV

He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

106:16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

What does Psalms 106:15 mean?

Psalms 106:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), שְׁאֵלָה (shᵉʼêlâh), שָׁלַח (shâlach).

Hebrew interlinear

And

gaveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

them

their

request;שְׁאֵלָהshᵉʼêlâh/sheh-ay-law'/H7596a petition; by implication, a loan

but

sentשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

leannessרָזוֹןrâzôwn/raw-zone'/H7332thinness

into

their

soul.נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

Topics

Desert, Journey of Israel Through The

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:15.

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 24:7

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 106:15 say?

Psalms 106:15 (King James Version) reads: "And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul."

Is Psalms 106:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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