Numbers 25:4

And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the princes of the people, and + 25:4 Or, put them to shame. See Heb. 6.6 make them examples of judgment for the Lord in the face of the sun, and the anger of the Lord shall be turned away from Israel.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

In Context

3And Israel consecrated themselves to Beel-phegor; and the Lord was very angry with Israel.

5And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Slay you⌃ every one his friend that is consecrated to Beel-phegor.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:25And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over + 18:25 Gr. them. the people.

Numbers 25:14Now the name of the struck Israelitish man, who was struck with the Madianitish woman, was Zambri son of Salmon, prince of a house of the tribe of Symeon.

Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen all that the Lord our God did in the case of Beel-phegor; for every man that went after Beel-phegor, the Lord your God has utterly destroyed him from among you.

Deuteronomy 13:7of the gods of the nations that are round about you, who are near you or at a distance from you, from one end of the earth to the other;

Deuteronomy 13:13Evil men have gone out from you, and have caused all the inhabitants of their land to fall away, saying, Let us go and worship other gods, whom you⌃ knew not,

Deuteronomy 13:17And there shall nothing of the cursed thing cleave to your hand, that the Lord may turn from his fierce anger, and + 13:17 Heb. give. show you mercy, and pity you, and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:2-6

The Sin of Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away… Read the whole commentary →

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