Psalms

Psalm 106:28–29

²⁸They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor

and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

²⁹So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds,

and a plague broke out among them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They yoked themselves	וַ֭יִּצָּ֣מְדוּ	way·yiṣ·ṣā·mə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6775 bind, join
to Baal of Peor	פְּע֑וֹר	pə·‘ō·wr	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1187 Baal-Peor
and ate	וַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּ	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
sacrifices	זִבְחֵ֥י	ziḇ·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2077 sacrifice
offered to lifeless gods	מֵתִֽים׃	mê·ṯîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they provoked	וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ	way·yaḵ·‘î·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3707 be vexed, angry
with their deeds	בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑ם	bə·ma·‘al·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4611 deed, practice
and a plague	מַגֵּפָֽה׃	mag·gê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
broke out	וַתִּפְרָץ־	wat·tip̄·rāṣ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6555 break through
among them	בָּ֝֗ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 106:28 Hosea 9:10 · Numbers 25:1–3 · Numbers 25:5 · 1 Corinthians 10:19–20 · Deuteronomy 4:3 · Jeremiah 10:8–10 · Deuteronomy 32:17 · Revelation 2:14

Psalm 106:29 1 Corinthians 10:8 · Ecclesiastes 7:29 · Deuteronomy 32:16–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.