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Numbers 31:16

“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.

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ASV

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Jehovah.

KJV

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֵ֣ןhenthere!H2005 →
הֵ֜נָּהHe.nahtheyH2007 →
הָי֨וּha.Yuthey wereH1961 →
לִבְנֵ֤יliv.Neito [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varby [the] word ofH1697 →
בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmBalaamH1109 →
לִמְסָר־lim.sor-to offerH4560 →
מַ֥עַלMa.'alunfaithfulnessH4604 →
בַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
דְּבַר־de.var-[the] matter ofH1697 →
פְּע֑וֹרpe.'orPeorH6465 →
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961 →
הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.Fahthe plagueH4046 →
בַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.Datamong [the] congregation ofH5712 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Numbers 25:1–9While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.Joshua 22:17Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.Numbers 24:14Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.Numbers 25:18For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.Numbers 25:9but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.Micah 6:5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”Proverbs 7:13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:Psalms 106:28They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

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