King James Version
Psalms 106:25 in the King James Version says “But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 106 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.”
Psalms 106:25 · KJV
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: the pleasant: Heb. a land of desire
But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: to overthrow: Heb. to make them fall
To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. to overthrow: Heb. to make them fall
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and hearkened”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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