So (A)Israel joined themselves to [a]Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry against Israel. The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them [b]in broad daylight before the Lord, (B)so that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you (C)slay his men who have joined themselves to [c]Baal of Peor.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 25:3 Or Baal-peor
  2. Numbers 25:4 Lit in front of the sun
  3. Numbers 25:5 Or Baal-peor

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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