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Psalms 106:20

106:19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

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Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eats grass.

106:21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

What does Psalms 106:20 mean?

Psalms 106:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מוּר (mûwr), כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd), תַּבְנִית (tabnîyth).

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Thus
they
changedמוּרmûwr/moor/H4171to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of
their
gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
into
the
similitudeתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth/tab-neeth'/H8403structure; by implication, a model, resemblance
of
an
oxשׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)
that
eatethאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
grass.עֶשֶׂבʻeseb/eh'seb/H6212grass (or any tender shoot)

Topics

Desert, Journey of Israel Through TheOx, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:20.

Genesis 3:18

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud

Genesis 49:6

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. digged: or, houghed oxen

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What does Psalms 106:20 say?

Psalms 106:20 (King James Version) reads: "Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass."

Is Psalms 106:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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