Numbers 25:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute[a] them in broad daylight before the Lord so that his burning anger may turn away from Israel.”
5 So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.”
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6 An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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- 25:4 Or impale, or hang, or expose; Hb obscure
Numbers 25:4-6
New King James Version
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Take all the leaders of the people and hang the offenders before the Lord, out in the sun, (B)that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.”
5 So Moses said to (C)the judges of Israel, (D)“Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.”
6 And indeed, one of the children of Israel came and presented to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, (E)who were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
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Numbers 25:4-6
English Standard Version
4 And the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Take all the chiefs of the people and (B)hang[a] them in the sun before the Lord, (C)that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” 5 And Moses said to (D)the judges of Israel, (E)“Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.”
6 And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were (F)weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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- Numbers 25:4 Or impale
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