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And they servedוַיַּעַבְדוּtheir idols,עֲצַבֵּיהֶםand they becameוַיִּהְיוּto themלָהֶםa snare.לְמוֹקֵשׁ
Psalms 106:36
Study it in the app“And they served their idols, and they became to them a snare.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 106:36, word by word
- And they servedיַּעַבְדוּyaavdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “yaavdu” appears- their idolsעֲצַבֵּיatsabe
idol
Idol: an image made by human hands that is worshiped. The word comes from "shape", and it sounds like the word for "pain".
Where else “atsabe” appears- and they becameיִּהְיוּyihyu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihyu” appears- a snareמוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears
The context
35but they mixed with the nations and learned their works.
36 · This verse (above)
37And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.