Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They joined themselves also to Baal-peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

King James Version

They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Holman Bible

They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

International Standard Version

For they adopted the worship of Baal Peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

A Conservative Version

They also joined themselves to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

American Standard Version

They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Amplified


They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

Bible in Basic English

And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.

Darby Translation

And they joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead;

Julia Smith Translation

And they will be bound to Baalpeor, and they will eat the sacrifices of the dead.

King James 2000

They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices to the dead.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They also attached themselves to Baal of Peor, and they ate sacrifices offered to [the] dead.

Modern King James verseion

And they joined themselves to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the offerings of the dead.

NET Bible

They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

New Heart English Bible

They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

The Emphasized Bible

Yet they let themselves be bound to Baal-peor, - and did eat sacrifices to the dead:

Webster

They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

World English Bible

They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they are coupled to Baal-Peor, And eat the sacrifices of the dead,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צמד 
Tsamad 
Usage: 5

בּעל פּעור 
Ba`al P@`owr 
Usage: 6

and ate
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

זבח 
Zebach 
Usage: 162

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Faithfulness In Israel's History

27 kill their descendants among the nations, and scatter them throughout various lands. 28 They joined themselves also to Baal-peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
29 They infuriated God by what they did, and a plague broke out among them.


Cross References

Hosea 9:10

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season. They came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame. They became as detestable as that which they loved.

Deuteronomy 4:3

You saw how he killed everyone who worshiped the god Baal at Peor.

Numbers 25:1-3

While Israel remained at Shittim, the people indulged in sexual immorality with the Moabite women.

Numbers 25:5

Moses said to the judges of Israel: Each of you put to death those men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.

Numbers 31:16

Look, these women caused the Israelites, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor. Thus the congregation of Jehovah experienced the plague.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed to demons that are not God. They served gods they did not know. These were new gods who came from nearby, gods your ancestors never worshiped.

Joshua 22:17

Do you remember our sin at Peor, when Jehovah punished his own people with an epidemic? We are still suffering because of that. Was that not enough sin?

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.

Jeremiah 10:8-10

They are very stupid and foolish. They teach vanity to a tree. Their idol is wood!

1 Corinthians 10:19-20

What do I mean? That the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?

Revelation 2:14

I have a few things against you: you have people there who hold to the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to present a snare to the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication.

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