King James Version

Psalms 106:28

They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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וַ֭יִּצָּ֣מְדוּvayitsamedvand fastenצָמַדconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fasten”, the next action in the storyH6775to link, i.e. gird; figuratively, to serve, (mentally) contrivefasten, frame, join (self).לְבַ֣עַלlevaalto Baal-peorבַּעַל פְּעוֹרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Baal-peor”H1187Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deityBaal-peor.פְּע֑וֹרpeorBaal-peorבַּעַל פְּעוֹרnoun, proper name — “Baal-peor”H1187Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deityBaal-peor.וַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּvayokhlvand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.זִבְחֵ֥יzivchesacrificeזֶבַחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “sacrifice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)offer(-ing), sacrifice.מֵתִֽיםmetimdieמוּתverb, qal, participle, absolute — “die”, a verb used as a describing wordH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They joined themselves also unto Baal of Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they are coupled to Baal-Peor, And eat the sacrifices of the dead,

World English Bible

They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Darby Translation

And they joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead;

Douay-Rheims

And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They joined themselves also unto Baal of Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They were joined also to Beelphegor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐτελέσθησαν τῷ Βεελφεγὼρ, καὶ ἔφαγον θυσίας νεκρῶν.