New English Translation
Numbers 25:3
3When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel.
Numbers 25:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel.
Context of Numbers 25:3
1When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab. 2These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods. When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel. 4The Lord said to Moses, “Arrest all the leaders of the people, and hang them up before the Lord in broad daylight, so that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.” 5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor.”
Read all of Numbers 25Numbers 25:3 word by word
וַיִּצָּ֥מֶד יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַ֣עַל פְּע֑וֹר וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 25:3
- Numbers 25:14Now the name of the Israelite who was stabbed – the one who was stabbed with the Midianite woman – was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a clan of the Simeonites.
- Exodus 18:25Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Deuteronomy 4:3You have witnessed what the Lord did at Baal Peor, how he eradicated from your midst everyone who followed Baal Peor.
- Joshua 22:17The sin we committed at Peor was bad enough. To this very day we have not purified ourselves; it even brought a plague on the community of the Lord.
- Joshua 23:2So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old.
- Deuteronomy 13:6Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
- Deuteronomy 21:23his body must not remain all night on the tree; instead you must make certain you bury him that same day, for the one who is left exposed on a tree is cursed by God. You must not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- 2 Samuel 21:6let seven of his male descendants be turned over to us, and we will execute them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, who was the Lord’s chosen one.” The king replied, “I will turn them over.”
- Esther 7:9Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said, “Indeed, there is the gallows that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke out in the king’s behalf. It stands near Haman’s home and is seventy-five feet high.” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
- Numbers 25:11“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites, when he manifested such zeal for my sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in my zeal.
- Deuteronomy 13:17You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the Lord will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.
- Joshua 7:25Joshua said, “Why have you brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death. (They also stoned and burned the others.)
- Psalms 85:3You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger.
- Jonah 3:9Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die.”
Commentaries on Numbers 25:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor - The same as the Priapus of the Romans, and worshipped with the same obscene rites as we have frequently had occasion to remark. The joining to Baal-peor, mentioned here, was probably what St. Paul had in view when he said, 2 Corinthians 6:14; : Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers. And this joining, though done even in a matrimonial way, was nevertheless fornication, (see Revelation 2:14;), as no…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Joined himself - i. e., by taking part in the sacrificial meals as described in the last verse. Compare Exodus 34:15; 1 Corinthians 10:18. The worship of Baal was attended with the grossest impurity, and indeed partly consisted in it Hosea 4:14; Hosea 9:10. Baal-peor - i. e., the Baal worshipped at Peer, the place mentioned in Numbers 23:28 (compare Baal-meon, Numbers 32:38). (The identification of this god with Chemosh in Numbers 21:29 is now given up.)Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Baal of Peor might refer to Chemosh by another name (21:29). More likely, it refers to Baal, which means “lord.” Baal was a Canaanite god. The Moabites honored several gods, and Baal was probably one of them. Many place names include the name Baal, such as Baal-gad, Baal-hermon, Baal-meon, and Baal-peor. These names likely marked local shrines where people worshiped Baal in different forms. Peor was a mountain from which Balaam could see the camp of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor--Baal was a general name for "lord," and Peor for a "mount" in Moab. The real name of the idol was Chemosh, and his rites of worship were celebrated by the grossest obscenity. In participating in this festival, then, the Israelites committed the double offense of idolatry and licentiousness.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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