Psalms

Psalm 106:38–39

³⁸They shed innocent blood—

the blood of their sons and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,

and the land was polluted with blood.

³⁹They defiled themselves by their actions

and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They shed	וַיִּֽשְׁפְּכ֨וּ	way·yiš·pə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8210 pour out, pour
innocent	נָקִ֡י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
blood	דָ֪ם	ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
the blood	דַּם־	dam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of their sons	בְּנֵ֘יהֶ֤ם	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּֽבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they sacrificed	זִ֭בְּחוּ	zib·bə·ḥū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the idols	לַעֲצַבֵּ֣י	la·‘ă·ṣab·bê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6091 idol
of Canaan	כְנָ֑עַן	ḵə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
and the land	הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
was polluted	וַתֶּחֱנַ֥ף	wat·te·ḥĕ·nap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2610 polluted, profane
with blood	בַּדָּמִֽים׃	bad·dā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They defiled themselves	וַיִּטְמְא֥וּ	way·yiṭ·mə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
by their actions	בְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם	ḇə·ma·‘ă·śê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
and prostituted themselves	וַ֝יִּזְנוּ֗	way·yiz·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
by their deeds	בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·ma·‘al·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4611 deed, practice

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

Psalm 106:38 Numbers 35:33 · Isaiah 26:21 · 2 Kings 21:16 · Deuteronomy 21:9 · Ezekiel 7:23 · Ezekiel 22:3 · Isaiah 24:5 · Isaiah 1:15 · Jeremiah 2:34 · 2 Kings 24:4

Psalm 106:39 Ezekiel 20:18 · Numbers 15:39 · Leviticus 17:7 · Ezekiel 20:43 · Ezekiel 20:30–31 · Isaiah 59:3 · Isaiah 24:5–6 · Hosea 9:1 · Revelation 17:1–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.