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Numbers 25:3-9

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.”

6Just thenוְהִנֵּ֡הve.hi.NehH2009an Israeliteמִבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478manאִישׁ֩'ishH376broughtבָּ֗א וַיַּקְרֵ֤בBa' vai.yak.RevH935 H7126toאֶל־'el-H413his familyאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251אֶת־'et-H853a Midianite womanהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872andוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478while theyוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992were weepingבֹכִ֔יםvo.KhimH1058at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7On seeing thisוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,Phinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965fromמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the assemblyהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a spearרֹ֖מַחRo.machH7420in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027,

8followedוַ֠יָּבֹא אַחַ֨רVai.ya.vo' 'a.CharH935 H310the Israeliteאִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל'ish- Yis.ra.'ElH3478 H376intoאֶל־'el-H413the tentהַקֻּבָּ֗הha.ku.BahH6898,and drove the spear throughוַיִּדְקֹר֙vai.yid.KorH1856אֶת־'et-H853both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147אֵ֚ת'etH853—through the Israeliteאִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל'ish Yis.ra.'ElH376 H3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and on throughאֶל־'el-H413the bellyקֳבָתָ֑הּkoa.TahH6897of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802.So the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֔הha.ma.ge.FahH4046againstמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478was haltedוַתֵּֽעָצַר֙va.te.'a.TzarH6113,

9וַיִּהְי֕וּvai.yih.YuH1961but those who diedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191in the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֑הba.ma.ge.FahH4046numbered 24,000אַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ פ'ar.ba.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'A.lefH702 H6242 H505.

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