Psa 106:26-27 | NETfull | STEP | So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert,

Psalms 106:26-27

26 So he made a solemn vow ^{▼▼ Heb “and he lifted his hand to [or “concerning”] them.” The idiom “to lift a hand” here refers to swearing an oath. One would sometimes solemnly lift one’s hand when making such a vow (see Ezek 20:5–6, 15).}
that he would make them die ^{▼▼ Heb “to cause them to fall.”} in the desert,
27 make their descendants ^{▼▼ Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”} die ^{▼▼ Heb “and to cause their offspring to fall.” Some emend the verb to “scatter” to form tighter parallelism with the following line (cf. NRSV “disperse”).} among the nations,
and scatter them among foreign lands. ^{▼▼ Heb “among the lands.” The word “foreign” is supplied in the translation for clarification.}