Numbers 25:5

And Moshe said unto the shofetim of Yisroel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Ba'al-Pe'or.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And Hashem said unto Moshe, Take Kol Rashei HaAm, and kill them, hanging them + 25:4 on a tree, stake before Hashem against the shemesh, that the fierce Af Hashem (Anger of Hashem ) may be turned away from Yisroel.

6And, hinei, one of the Bnei Yisroel came and brought unto his brethren a woman from Midyan before the eyes of Moshe, and before the eyes of Kol Adat Bnei Yisroel, who were weeping before the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:25And Moshe chose anshei chayil out of kol Yisroel, and made them rashim over HaAm, over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

Exodus 32:27And he said unto them, Thus saith Hashem Elohei Yisroel, Put every man his cherev by his side, and go in and out from sha'ar to sha'ar throughout the machaneh, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.

Deuteronomy 13:9Thou shalt not yield unto him, nor give heed unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him;

Deuteronomy 13:15Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, hinei, if it be emes, and the thing certain, that such to'evah (abomination, detestable action) is wrought among you;

Joshua 22:17Is the avon Pe'or too little for us, from which we are not tahor until this day, even though there was the negef (plague) in the Adat Hashem,

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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