Numbers 25:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 25:5

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:

Verse Comparison: Numbers 25:5

<< Numbers 25:4

Numbers 25:6 >>

American Standard Version
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.

Amplified® Bible
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Each one of you slay his men who joined themselves to Baal of Peor.

Contemporary English Version
Moses told Israel's officials, "Each of you must put to death any of your men who worshiped Baal."

Darby English Version
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.

Good News Bible
Moses said to the officials, "Each of you is to kill every man in your tribe who has become a worshiper of Baal of Peor."

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

New American Standard Bible
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor."

New International Version
So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death those of your men who have joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor."

New King James Version
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor."

Revised Standard Version
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Every one of you slay his men who have yoked themselves to Ba'al of Pe'or."

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, `Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.'

New English Translation
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you must execute those of his men¹ who were joined to Baal-peor.”

<< Numbers 25:4

Numbers 25:6 >>