King James Version
Psalms 106:36 in the King James Version says “And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 106 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.”
Psalms 106:36 · KJV
They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they served”
H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“which were a snare”
H4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
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