New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 25:1-5

1While Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atShittimבַּשִּׁטִּ֑יםba.shi.TimH7851,the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to playH2181the harlotH2181with the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

2Forthey invitedוַתִּקְרֶ֣אןָva.tik.Re.naH7121the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971to the sacrificesלְזִבְחֵ֖יle.ziv.CheiH2077of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ן'e.lo.hei.HenH430,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and bowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃Le.lo.hei.HenH430.

3SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478joinedוַיִּצָּ֥מֶדvai.yi.Tza.medH6775themselves toBaalלְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alH1187of Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH1187,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֥ףvai.yi.char- 'afH639 H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Takeקַ֚חkachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and executeוְהוֹקַ֥עve.ho.Ka'H3363themin broadנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048daylightהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121before the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,so that the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may turnוְיָשֹׁ֛בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

5So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the judgesשֹׁפְטֵ֖יsho.fe.TeiH8199of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “EachH376of youslayהִרְגוּ֙hir.GuH2026his menH376who have joinedהַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.DimH6775themselves toBaalלְבַ֥עַלle.Va.'alH1187of Peorפְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'orH1187.”

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