Numbers 25:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 25:1

Israel’s Harlotry in Moab

1 Now Israel remained in ^aAcacia Grove, and the ^bpeople began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.

2 ^aThey invited the people to ^bthe sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and ^cbowed down to their gods.

3 So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and ^athe anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel.

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, ^bthat the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.”

5 So Moses said to ^athe judges of Israel, ^b“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, ^awho were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

7 Now ^awhen Phinehas ^bthe son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand;

8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So ^athe plague was ^bstopped among the children of Israel.

9 And ^athose who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.

10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

11 ^a“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in ^bMy zeal.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 25:1

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American Standard Version
And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab:

Amplified® Bible
ISRAEL SETTLED down {and} remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab,

Contemporary English Version
While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men had sex with Moabite women.

Darby English Version
And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab.

Good News Bible
When the Israelites were camped at Acacia Valley, the men began to have sexual intercourse with the Moabite women who were there.

King James Version
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

New American Standard Bible
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

New International Version
While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women,

New King James Version
Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

Revised Standard Version
While Israel dwelt in Shittim the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

Young's Literal Translation
And Israel dwelleth in Shittim, and the people begin to go a-whoring unto daughters of Moab,

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Israel’s Harlotry in Moab

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