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Numbers 25:1-5

1And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Shittimבַּשִּׁטִּ֑יםba.shi.TimH7851,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to commit whoredomלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181with the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

2And they calledוַתִּקְרֶ֣אןָva.tik.Re.naH7121the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971unto the sacrificesלְזִבְחֵ֖יle.ziv.CheiH2077of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ן'e.lo.hei.HenH430:and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398,and bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃Le.lo.hei.HenH430.

3And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478joinedוַיִּצָּ֥מֶדvai.yi.Tza.medH6775himself unto Baal–peorH1187:and the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947all the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and hang them upוְהוֹקַ֥עve.ho.Ka'H3363beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068against the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,that the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may be turned awayוְיָשֹׁ֛בve.ya.ShoH7725from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the judgesשֹׁפְטֵ֖יsho.fe.TeiH8199of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Slayהִרְגוּ֙hir.GuH2026ye everyH376oneH376his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582that were joinedהַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.DimH6775unto Baal–peorH1187.

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