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Numbers 25:1-5

1While Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was stayingוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Shittimבַּשִּׁטִּ֑יםba.shi.TimH7851,the menהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to indulge in sexual immoralityלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181withאֶל־'el-H413the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,

2who also invitedוַתִּקְרֶ֣אןָva.tik.Re.naH7121themלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971to the sacrificesלְזִבְחֵ֖יle.ziv.CheiH2077for their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ן'e.lo.hei.HenH430.And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to these godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃Le.lo.hei.HenH430.

3So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478לְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alH1187joined in worshipingוַיִּצָּ֥מֶדvai.yi.Tza.medH6775Baal of Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH1187,and the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478them.

4Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Takeקַ֚חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and executeוְהוֹקַ֥עve.ho.Ka'H3363themאוֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853inנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048broad daylightהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121before the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,so thatיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639may turn awayוְיָשֹׁ֛בve.ya.ShoH7725from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

5So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־mo.Sheh 'el-H4872 H413toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the judgesשֹׁפְטֵ֖יsho.fe.TeiH8199of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Each of you must killהִרְגוּ֙hir.GuH2026all of his menאִ֣ישׁ אֲנָשָׁ֔יו'ish 'a.na.ShavH376 H582who have joined in worshipingהַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.DimH6775Baal of PeorH1187.”

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