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International Version</a></span><br />whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/105.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/105.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal cunningly with His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He turned the heart [of the Egyptians] to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They served the LORD, and he made the Egyptians plan hateful things against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He changed their minds so that they hated his people, and they dealt treacherously with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He made the Egyptians hate his people and treat his servants with deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He caused them to hate his people and to deceive his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, "" To conspire against His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people, to act deceitfully with his servants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:25>He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He turned their hearts to hate his people, to treat his servants deceitfully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal subtly with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they turned back their hearts to hate his people and to deal treacherously against his Servants.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13182" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Tell of His Wonders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">whose hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: hā·p̄aḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">He turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: liś·nō (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">to hate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">His people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5230.htm" title="5230: lə·hiṯ·nak·kêl (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To be crafty, deceitful or knavish. A prim root; to defraud, i.e. Act treacherously.">to conspire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ba·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">against His servants.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-14</a></span><br />Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-18.htm">Acts 7:18-19</a></span><br />Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt. / He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a></span><br />The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3-4</a></span><br />But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, / Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a></span><br />But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Isaiah 63:17</a></span><br />Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them, / and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9-10</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” / Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-4.htm">Exodus 14:4</a></span><br />And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-17.htm">Exodus 14:17</a></span><br />And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Joshua 11:20</a></span><br />For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">1 Samuel 6:6</a></span><br />Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a></span><br />The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtly with his servants.</p><p class="hdg">He turned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a></b></br> And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land <i>that is</i> not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a></b></br> And in very deed for this <i>cause</i> have I raised thee up, for to shew <i>in</i> thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:</p><p class="hdg">to hate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14,16</a></b></br> Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a></b></br> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Acts 7:19</a></b></br> The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Conspire</a> <a href="/judges/9-31.htm">Craftily</a> <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/105-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/105-4.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-22.htm">Subtilly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-22.htm">Subtly</a> <a href="/psalms/105-4.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Conspire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Craftily</a> <a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/psalms/119-23.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-19.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/113-1.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Subtilly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Subtly</a> <a href="/psalms/105-29.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 105</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-7.htm">The story of God's providence over Abraham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Over Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Over Jacob in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Over Moses delivering the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/105.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>whose hearts He turned</b><br />This phrase highlights the sovereignty of God over human emotions and decisions. The Hebrew root for "turned" is "נָטָה" (natah), which means to incline, stretch out, or bend. In the context of this verse, it suggests that God, in His divine providence, influenced the hearts of the Egyptians. This action underscores the biblical theme that God can direct the hearts of individuals and nations to fulfill His purposes, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/21.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a>, where the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. Historically, this reflects the period when the Israelites were in Egypt, and God was setting the stage for their eventual deliverance.<p><b>to hate His people</b><br />The word "hate" comes from the Hebrew "שָׂנֵא" (sane), which conveys intense aversion or hostility. This phrase indicates a significant shift in the Egyptians' attitude towards the Israelites, who were once favored during Joseph's time. Theologically, this hatred was part of God's plan to demonstrate His power and glory through the eventual liberation of His people. It serves as a reminder of the spiritual battles believers face and the assurance that God is in control, even when opposition arises.<p><b>to conspire against His servants</b><br />The term "conspire" is derived from the Hebrew "נָכַל" (nakal), meaning to deceive or act treacherously. This phrase suggests a deliberate and malicious intent by the Egyptians to oppress the Israelites. The "servants" here refer to the Israelites, God's chosen people, who were called to serve Him. This conspiracy led to the harsh enslavement of the Israelites, setting the stage for God's miraculous intervention through the plagues and the Exodus. It highlights the recurring biblical theme of God delivering His people from oppression and the ultimate triumph of His will over human schemes.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/105.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Turned their</span> <span class= "bld">heart</span>.--So the hardening of Pharaoh's heart is throughout the historical narrative ascribed to Jehovah. (Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/6-9.htm" title="And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>; <a href="/mark/4-12.htm" title="That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.">Mark 4:12</a>, &c.)<p><span class= "bld">Deal subtilly.</span>--The reference is to the murdering of the male children (<a href="/exodus/1-10.htm" title="Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.">Exodus 1:10</a> : "Come and let us deal wisely with them").<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He turned their heart to hate his people.</span> Not by direct action on their heart, but by prospering Israel until their jealousy was stirred. <span class="cmt_word">To deal subtilly with his servants</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/1-10.htm">Exodus 1:10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">whose hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֭בָּם</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He turned</span><br /><span class="heb">הָפַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·p̄aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to hate</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׂנֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(liś·nō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to conspire</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hiṯ·nak·kêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5230.htm">Strong's 5230: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be crafty, deceitful or knavish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against His servants.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-25.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:25 He turned their heart to hate his (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/105-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 105:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 105:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>