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Psalms 106:24

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

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וַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּvayimasvand abhorמָאַסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and abhor”, the next action in the storyH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.חֶמְדָּ֑הchemdahdesireחֶמְדָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desire”, the ordinary formH2532delightdesire, goodly, pleasant, precious.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּheeminvbelieveאָמַןverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “believe”, a completed actionH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.לִדְבָרֽוֹlidvarvoto causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, they believed not His word;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,

Young’s Literal Translation

And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word.

World English Bible

Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

Darby Translation

And they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word,

Douay-Rheims

These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, they believed not His word;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Moreover they set at nought the desirable land, and believed not his word.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξουδένωσαν γῆν ἐπιθυμητὴν, καὶ οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ λόγῳ αὐτοῦ.