Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each [of you] kill his men who are joined together with Baal Peor."
New American Standard Bible
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you
King James Version
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
Holman Bible
So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.”
International Standard Version
Then Moses ordered the judges of Israel, "Each one of you is to execute the men in his own tribe who joined the Baal-peor cult."
A Conservative Version
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Kill ye every one his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor.
American Standard Version
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.
Amplified
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each one of you must kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship].”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will say to the judges of Israel, Kill ye each his men being bound to Baal-Peor.
King James 2000
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay you every one his men that were joined unto Baal of Peor.
Modern King James verseion
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal-peor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, "Go and slay those men that joined themselves unto Baal- Peor."
NET Bible
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor."
New Heart English Bible
Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, - Slay ye each one his men, who have let them-selves he herald unto Baal-peor.
Webster
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined to Baal-peor.
World English Bible
Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, 'Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.'
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » Return to the plains of moab » Israel punished
Judgments » Upon the israelites » For complaining
Midianites » With the moabites » Seduced israel to idolatry, &c
Interlinear
Shaphat
Harag
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 25:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Punishment
4 Yahweh said to Moses, "Take all {the leaders} of the people and kill them before the sun, so the fierce anger of Yahweh will turn from Israel." 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each [of you] kill his men who are joined together with Baal Peor." 6 And behold, a man from the {Israelites} came and brought to his brothers Midianite woman before the eyes of Moses and before the eyes of all of the community of the {Israelites}, and they [were] weeping [at] the doorway of the tent of assembly.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 18:21
And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
Exodus 18:25-26
And Moses chose men of ability from all Israel, and he appointed them [as] heads over the people, [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
Exodus 22:20
" 'Whoever sacrifices to the gods--not to Yahweh, to him alone--will be destroyed.
Exodus 32:27-28
And he said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Put each his sword on his side. Go {back and forth} from gate to gate in the camp, and kill, each his brother and each his friend and each his close relative.'"
Deuteronomy 13:6
"If your brother, the son of your mother or your son or your daughter {or your wife whom you embrace} or {your intimate friend} in secrecy {says}, 'Let us go and let us serve other gods!' [gods] that you and your ancestors have not known,
Deuteronomy 13:9
But you shall certainly kill him; your hand shall be first against him to kill him and next the hand of all [of] the people.
Deuteronomy 13:13
{worthless men} have gone out from your midst and have seduced the inhabitants of their town, {saying}, 'Let us go and serve other gods!' whom you have not known,
Deuteronomy 13:15
[then] you shall certainly strike down the inhabitants of that town with the {edge} of [the] sword; you shall destroy it and everything in it, its domestic animals with [the] {edge} of [the] sword.
Deuteronomy 17:3-5
and by going and serving other gods and [so] he bows down to them and to the sun or to the moon or to any [of] the host of heaven {which I have forbidden},
1 Kings 18:40
Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; don't let any man of them escape!" So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the wadi of Kishon and killed them there.