New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 25:3-9

3SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478becameH6775followersH6775ofBaalלְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alH1187ofH1187Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH1187,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasH2734angryאַ֥ף'afH639 H2734with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Takeקַ֚חkachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971andexecuteוְהוֹקַ֥עve.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 youkillהִרְגוּ֙hir.GuH2026his menH376who havebecomeH6775followersH6775ofBaalלְבַ֥עַלle.Va.'alH1187ofH1187Peorפְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'orH1187.”

6Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֡הve.hi.NehH2009,oneאִישׁ֩'ishH376of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֗אBa'H935and broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֤בvai.yak.RevH7126to his relativesאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251aMidianiteהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084womanH4084,in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and in the sightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,while they were weepingבֹכִ֔יםvo.KhimH1058at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7When Phinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, he roseH6965upH6965from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712and tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a spearרֹ֖מַחRo.machH7420in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027,

8and he wentוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935afterאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310the manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the innerH6898roomH6898ofH6898theH6898tentH6898and piercedוַיִּדְקֹר֙vai.yid.KorH1856bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them, the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,throughH413the abdomenH6896.So the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֔הha.ma.ge.FahH4046on the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478was broughtH6113toH6113aH6113haltH6113.

9But those who diedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191from the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֑הba.ma.ge.FahH4046were twenty-fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים'ar.ba.'Ah ve.'es.RimH6242 H702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ פ'A.lefH505in number.

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