Numbers 25:5

KJV

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

— Numbers 25:5, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Numbers Chapter 25 connects to 10 cross-references. Israelite men begin to associate with Moabite women and worship Baal of Peor; God's anger burns and 24,000 die in a plague. When an Israelite man brings a Midianite woman openly into the camp, Phinehas son of Eleazar kills them …

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Other Translations

ASV

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

YLT

And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, `Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.'

BBE

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, Let everyone put to death those of his men who have had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor.

Cross References