Numbers 25:3-5
Christian Standard Bible
3 So Israel aligned itself with Baal of Peor,(A) and the Lord’s anger burned against Israel.(B) 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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- 25:4 Or impale, or hang, or expose; Hb obscure
Numbers 25:3-5
King James Version
3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
4 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.
5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
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