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The people joined the Baal-peor cult.[a] As a result, the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel, so the Lord told Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute[b] them in broad daylight for the Lord, so the Lord’s burning anger may be withdrawn from Israel.”

Then Moses ordered the judges of Israel, “Each one of you is to execute the men in his own tribe[c] who joined the Baal-peor cult.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 25:3 Lit. joined themselves to Baal-Peor; and so throughout the chapter
  2. Numbers 25:4 Or hang
  3. Numbers 25:5 The Heb. lacks in his own tribe

So Israel yoked themselves to(A) the Baal of Peor.(B) And the Lord’s anger burned against them.

The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders(C) of these people, kill them and expose(D) them in broad daylight before the Lord,(E) so that the Lord’s fierce anger(F) may turn away from Israel.”

So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death(G) those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”(H)

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And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.

And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

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