Numbers

Numbers 25:1

¹While Israel was staying in Shittim,^a the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
was staying	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Shittim	בַּשִּׁטִּ֑ים	baš·šiṭ·ṭîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7851 Shittim
the men	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
began	וַיָּ֣חֶל	way·yā·ḥel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
to indulge in sexual immorality	לִזְנ֖וֹת	liz·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the daughters	בְּנ֥וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of Moab	מוֹאָֽב׃	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.