Numbers

Numbers 25:4–5

⁴Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”

⁵So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”

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Numbers 25:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Take	קַ֚ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the leaders	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and execute	וְהוֹקַ֥ע	wə·hō·w·qa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3363 be dislocated, alienated
them	אוֹתָ֛ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
in	נֶ֣גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
broad daylight	הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
before the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
so that	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
fierce	חֲר֥וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
anger	אַף־	’ap̄-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
may turn away	וְיָשֹׁ֛ב	wə·yā·šōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Numbers 25:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the judges	שֹׁפְטֵ֖י	šō·p̄ə·ṭê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8199 judge, govern
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Each of you must kill	הִרְגוּ֙	hir·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
all of his men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who have joined in worshiping	הַנִּצְמָדִ֖ים	han·niṣ·mā·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6775 bind, join
Baal of Peor	פְּעֽוֹר׃	pə·‘ō·wr	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1187 Baal-Peor

Cross-references

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Numbers 25:4 Deuteronomy 13:17 · Deuteronomy 4:3 · Deuteronomy 21:23 · 2 Samuel 21:6 · Numbers 25:11

Numbers 25:5 1 Kings 18:40 · Exodus 18:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.