Psalms 106:38 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וַיִּֽשְׁפְּכ֨וּvai.yish.pe.Khuand they shed
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to pour: pour
Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 1
דָ֪םdamblood
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 2
נָקִ֡יna.Kiinnocent
Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: innocent
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 3
דַּם\־dam-[the] blood of
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 4
בְּנֵ֘יהֶ֤םbe.Nei.Hemsons their
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 5
וּֽבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.no.tei.Hemand daughters their
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 7
זִ֭בְּחוּZi.be.chuthey sacrificed
Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to sacrifice
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 8
לַעֲצַבֵּ֣יla.'a.tza.Beito [the] idols of
Lemma: עָצָב (a.tsav) · Strong's: H6091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: idol
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 31:9, 2 Samuel 5:21, 1 Chronicles 10:9, 2 Chronicles 24:18, Psalms 106:36, Psalms 115:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6091; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 9
כְנָ֑עַןkhe.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 10
וַתֶּחֱנַ֥ףva.te.che.Nafand it was polluted
Lemma: חָנֵף (cha.neph) · Strong's: H2610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to pollute
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 35:33, Isaiah 24:5, Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 3:2, Jeremiah 3:9, Jeremiah 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2610; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 11
הָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 12
בַּדָּמִֽים\׃ba.da.Mimby the blood<s>
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Psalms 106:38 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They shed | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour |
| innocent | → | נָקִי H5355A innocent |
| blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| the blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| of their sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| and daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| they sacrificed | → | זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice |
| to the idols | → | עָצָב H6091 idol |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
| and the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| was polluted | → | חָנֵף H2610 to pollute |
| with blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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