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And the plague broke out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus they provoked <i>Him</i> to anger with their actions, And the plague broke out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices, And a plague broke out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They angered the LORD with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They provoked the LORD with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague brake in upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They did such terrible things that you punished them with a deadly disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; and the plague brake in upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They infuriated God by what they did, and a plague broke out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They stirred up the LORD's anger by their actions, and a terrible disease broke out among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They had provoked anger by their deeds, so that a plague broke out against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They made the LORD angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague broke in upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they provoke to anger by their actions, "" And a plague breaks forth on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they provoke to anger by their actions, And a plague breaketh forth upon them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will irritate in their doings, and the blow will break upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they provoked him with their inventions: and destruction was multiplied among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:29>And they provoked him with their inventions, and ruination was multiplied in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They provoked him by their actions, and a plague broke out among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus they provoked him to anger with their acts; they made him angry with their images, and the plague came upon them suddenly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they angered him by their works and made him jealous with their idols, and he strengthened the plague against them suddenly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus they provoked Him with their doings, And the plague broke in upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and destruction, was multiplied among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13476" 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/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: way·yaḵ·‘î·sū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">So they provoked the LORD to anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: bə·ma·‘al·lê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">with their deeds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4046.htm" title="4046: mag·gê·p̄āh (N-fs) -- A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence. From nagaph; a pestilence; by analogy, defeat.">and a plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/6555.htm" title="6555: wat·tip̄·rāṣ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To break through. A primitive root; to break out.">broke out</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">among them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.…<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="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-9</a></span><br />While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, / who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. / So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-17</a></span><br />They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">1 Corinthians 10:8</a></span><br />We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Numbers 31:16</a></span><br />“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a></span><br />I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-6.htm">Exodus 32:6</a></span><br />So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a></span><br />And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Ezekiel 20:28</a></span><br />When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-10.htm">2 Kings 17:10-12</a></span><br />They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger. / They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Jeremiah 7:18</a></span><br />The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16-18</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” / And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague broke in on them.</p><p class="hdg">with their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Psalm 106:39</a></b></br> Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Psalm 99:8</a></b></br> Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-21</a></b></br> They provoked him to jealousy with strange <i>gods</i>, with abominations provoked they him to anger… </p><p class="hdg">the plague</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Numbers 25:9</a></b></br> And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">1 Corinthians 10:8</a></b></br> Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/106-22.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/psalms/106-15.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/psalms/106-2.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/psalms/106-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Inventions</a> <a href="/psalms/91-10.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Inventions</a> <a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites' repeated disobedience and idolatry, which angered God. The context is the wilderness period after the Exodus, where the Israelites often turned to idol worship, such as the incident with the golden calf (Exodus 32). Their deeds included not only idolatry but also grumbling and rebellion against God's appointed leaders, Moses and Aaron. This behavior is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting the Israelites' struggle to remain faithful to God despite witnessing His miracles. The provocation of God’s anger is a reminder of His holiness and the expectation of obedience from His people. This theme is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are warned against grieving the Holy Spirit (<a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Ephesians 4:30</a>).<p><b>and a plague broke out among them</b><br>The breaking out of a plague is a direct consequence of the Israelites' sin, illustrating the seriousness of disobedience to God. In <a href="/numbers/25.htm">Numbers 25</a>, a plague struck the Israelites as a result of their immorality and idolatry with the Moabite women, which was instigated by Balaam's counsel (<a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Numbers 31:16</a>). This event underscores the concept of divine retribution, where God disciplines His people to bring them back to righteousness. Plagues in the Bible often serve as both judgment and a call to repentance. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, where Jesus takes upon Himself the ultimate plague of sin, offering redemption and healing to those who believe in Him (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>). The breaking out of the plague also serves as a historical reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses were contingent upon their faithfulness (Deuteronomy 28).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt and wandered in the wilderness. They are the primary subjects of this Psalm, which recounts their repeated disobedience and rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is holy and just. He is provoked to anger by the Israelites' actions, demonstrating His righteous response to sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for much of Israel's rebellion, including the events leading to the plague mentioned in this verse. It represents a place of testing and reliance on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plague.htm">The Plague</a></b><br>A divine judgment sent by God as a consequence of Israel's sin. It serves as a physical manifestation of God's displeasure and a call to repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deeds_of_rebellion.htm">The Deeds of Rebellion</a></b><br>The specific actions of the Israelites that provoked God's anger, likely referring to idolatry and immorality, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Psalm 106</a> and the historical accounts in the Pentateuch.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin provokes God's righteous anger. We must recognize the gravity of our actions and their potential to disrupt our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites faced a plague, our sins can lead to serious consequences, both spiritually and physically. We must strive for obedience to avoid such outcomes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God desires repentance and restoration. We should be quick to turn back to Him when we recognize our sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The history of Israel serves as a warning and a lesson. We should study these accounts to avoid repeating the same mistakes in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's response to sin underscores His holiness. We are called to live holy lives, set apart for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_historical_record_of_psalm_106_29.htm">Psalm 106:29 recounts a plague as divine punishment—why is there no extra-biblical record or historical data attesting to this widespread incident? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_egyptian_firstborn_deaths.htm">Psalm 135:8 mentions the death of all Egyptian firstborn--what historical or archaeological evidence supports or challenges this widespread event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_a_global_flood.htm">Psalm 29:10 mentions the Lord sitting enthroned over the flood; if this points to a universal flood, why do we lack conclusive global geological or archeological proof of it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_16_7-36_echo_ps_105,_96.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 reuse lines from Psalm 105 and Psalm 96 if David was the original composer?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions;</span> or, <span class="accented">with their doings. <span class="cmt_word"></span>And the plague;</span> rather, <span class="accented">a plague. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Brake in upon them.</span> The judicial slaughter inflicted by command of Moses (<a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4-8</a>) is called here, as it is also in <a href="/numbers/25-8.htm">Numbers 25:8, 9, 18</a>, "a plague." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-29.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">So they provoked [the LORD] to anger</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ·‘î·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their deeds,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·‘al·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deed, practice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a plague</span><br /><span class="heb">מַגֵּפָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mag·gê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4046.htm">Strong's 4046: </a> </span><span class="str2">A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">broke out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּפְרָץ־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tip̄·rāṣ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6555.htm">Strong's 6555: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break through</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֝֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-29.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:29 Thus they provoked him to anger (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:30" /></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>