King James Version

Psalms 106:37

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

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וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvayizbechvand sacrificeזָבַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and sacrifice”, the next action in the storyH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּ֭נֵיהֶםbeneyhemsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םbenoteyhemdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.לַשֵּֽׁדִיםlashedimto devilשֵׁדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to devil”, the ordinary formH7700a doemon (as malignant)devil.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

Young’s Literal Translation

And they sacrifice their sons And their daughters to destroyers,

World English Bible

Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

Darby Translation

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

Douay-Rheims

And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔθυσαν τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῶν τοῖς δαιμονίοις,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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