Psalms 106:37

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

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

KJV

Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,

106:38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

What does Psalms 106:37 mean?

Psalms 106:37 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָבַח (zâbach), בֵּן (bên), בַּת (bath).

Hebrew interlinear

Yea,

they

sacrificedזָבַחzâbach/zaw-bakh'/H2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

their

sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

and

their

daughtersבַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

unto

devils,שֵׁדshêd/shade/H7700a doemon (as malignant)

Topics

Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God Canaanites, the Desert, Journey of Israel Through The Idolatry Sacrifices

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:37.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. not to: or, which were not God

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:19

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 106:37 say?

Psalms 106:37 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,"

Is Psalms 106:37 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:37 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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