Psalms 106:35

106:34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

KJV

but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

106:36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

What does Psalms 106:35 mean?

Psalms 106:35 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָרַב (ʻârab), גּוֹי (gôwy), לָמַד (lâmad).

Hebrew interlinear

But

were

mingledעָרַבʻârab/aw-rab'/H6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)

among

the

heathen,גּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

and

learnedלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

their

works.מַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăseh/mah-as-eh'/H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

Topics

Company Desert, Journey of Israel Through The Idolatry

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:35.

Exodus 34:10

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 106:35 say?

Psalms 106:35 (King James Version) reads: "But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works."

Is Psalms 106:35 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:35 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 106:35, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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