Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Kill ye every one his men who have joined themselves to 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."
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each [of you] kill his men who are joined together with Baal 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 And LORD said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to LORD before the sun, that the fierce anger of LORD may turn away from Israel. 5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Kill ye every one his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor. 6 And, behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of mee
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 18:21
Moreover thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
Exodus 18:25-26
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
Exodus 22:20
He who sacrifices to any god, except to LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
Exodus 32:27-28
And he said to them, Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man
Deuteronomy 13:6
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is as thine own soul, entices thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou have not known, thou,
Deuteronomy 13:9
but thou shall surely kill him. Thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Deuteronomy 13:13
Certain base fellows have gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known,
Deuteronomy 13:15
thou shall surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is in it, and the cattle in it, with the edge of the sword.
Deuteronomy 17:3-5
and has gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,
1 Kings 18:40
and Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them, and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.