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Numbers 25:5

So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”

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ASV

And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.

KJV

And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שֹׁפְטֵ֖יsho.fe.Tei[the] judges ofH8199 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הִרְגוּ֙hir.GukillH2026 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
אֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.Shavmen hisH582 →
הַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.Dimwho have joined themselvesH6775 →
לְבַ֥עַלle.Va.'alto BaalH1187 →
פְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'orPeorH1187 →

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Exodus 32:27He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”Psalms 106:28They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.Exodus 22:20If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,Deuteronomy 13:13that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),Exodus 32:27–28He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”Deuteronomy 13:9Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.Exodus 18:25–26So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Deuteronomy 13:15you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.Deuteronomy 17:3–5and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—Numbers 25:3So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.Numbers 25:8followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,

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The Bronze Serpent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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