They worshiped ¹  Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. ² 

biblegateway Psa 106:28

They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor, and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead.

biblegateway Psa 106:28

They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;

bibleoremus Psa 106:28

Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;

They joined in worshipping the Baal of Peor and ate meat sacrificed to lifeless gods.

biblegateway Psa 106:28

They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead.

They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

biblegateway Psa 106:28

They worshiped ¹  Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. ² 

¹ tn Heb “joined themselves to.”

¹ sn They worshiped Baal of Peor. See Num 25:3, 5. Baal of Peor was a local manifestation of the Canaanite deity Baal located at Peor.

² tn Here “the dead” may refer to deceased ancestors (see Deut 26:14). Another option is to understand the term as a derogatory reference to the various deities which the Israelites worshiped at Peor along with Baal (see Num 25:2 and L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 [WBC], 49).