Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Israel lived in Shittim, and the people began to fornicate with the daughters of Moab.
New American Standard Bible
While Israel remained at
King James Version
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
Holman Bible
While Israel was staying in the Acacia Grove,
International Standard Version
While Israel remained encamped in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with Moabite women,
A Conservative Version
And Israel abode in Shittim. And the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab,
American Standard Version
And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab:
Amplified
Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].
Bible in Basic English
Now when Israel was living in Shittim the people became false to the Lord, doing evil with the daughters of Moab:
Darby Translation
And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab.
Julia Smith Translation
And Israel will dwell in Shittim, and the people will begin to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab.
King James 2000
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Israel dwelled in Shittim, the people began to prostitute [themselves] with the daughters of Moab.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Israel dwelt in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab,
NET Bible
When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab.
New Heart English Bible
Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab:
The Emphasized Bible
And Israel remained among the acacias, - and the people began to go away unchastely unto the daughters of Moab;
Webster
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit lewdness with the daughters of Moab.
World English Bible
Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab:
Youngs Literal Translation
And Israel dwelleth in Shittim, and the people begin to go a-whoring unto daughters of Moab,
Themes
Idolatry » Rites of, obscene and impure
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal-peor
Idolatry » The jews » Followed the moabites in
Midianites » With the moabites » Seduced israel to idolatry, &c
Miscegenation » Instances of » Israel
Moabites » Are a snare to the israelites
Moabites » israelites » Enticed to idolatry by
Shittim » Also called abel-shittim » A camping place of israel
Interlinear
Yashab
Chalal
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 25:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Plague Of Israel
1 And Israel lived in Shittim, and the people began to fornicate with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to their gods.
Cross References
Joshua 2:1
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go look over the land, even Jericho. And they went and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab. And they stayed there.
Numbers 33:49
And they pitched by Jordan, from The House of Deserts to The Meadow of Acacias in the plains of Moab.
Micah 6:5
O My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab planned, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.
1 Corinthians 10:8
Nor let us commit fornication, as some of them fornicated, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day.
Joshua 3:1
And Joshua rose early in the morning. And they moved from Shittim and came to Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
Numbers 31:15-16
And Moses said to them, Have you saved all the women alive?
Ecclesiastes 7:26
and I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands like bands. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication.