Psalms 106:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.”

Psalms 106:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 106:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 106:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.”

Psalms 106:38 — World English Bible

Psalms 106:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood. ”

Psalms 106:38 — American Standard Version

Psalms 106:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they shed innocent blood--Blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.”

Psalms 106:38 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 106:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ And shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. ”

Psalms 106:38 — Darby Translation

Psalms 106:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And shed innocent blood, euen the blood of their sonnes, and of their daughters, whome they offred vnto the idoles of Canaan, and the lande was defiled with blood.”

Psalms 106:38 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 106:38 in Context — Psalms 106

36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

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

38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

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What Does Psalms 106:38 Mean?

Psalms 106:38 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 106. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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