King James Version

Psalms 106:35

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

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וַיִּתְעָרְב֥וּvayitarevvand give pledgesעָרַבconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and give pledges”, the next action in the storyH6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.בַגּוֹיִ֑םvagoyimin Gentileגּוֹיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וַֽ֝יִּלְמְד֗וּvayilmedvand teachלָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and teach”, the next action in the storyH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶֽםmaaseyhembusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But mingled themselves with the nations, and learned their works;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But mingled themselves with the nations, And learned their works,

Young’s Literal Translation

And mix themselves among nations, and learn their works,

World English Bible

but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

Darby Translation

But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works;

Douay-Rheims

He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But mingled themselves with the nations, and learned their works;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

but were mingled with the heathen, and learned their works.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐμίγησαν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἔμαθον τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν.