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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Moses said to Israel&#8217s judges, &#8220Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Moses ordered Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death the men under your authority who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who have become followers of Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, &#8220Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told Israel&#8217s judges, &#8220Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses told Israel's officials, "Each of you must put to death any of your men who worshiped Baal." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must kill the men who have joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses said to the officials, "Each of you is to kill every man in your tribe who has become a worshiper of Baal of Peor." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the judges of Israel, ?Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined to Baal-peor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses says to [the] judges of Israel, “Each slays his men who are joined to Ba‘al-Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, 'Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will say to the judges of Israel, Kill ye each his men being bound to Baal-Peor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Let each one kill his neighbors, who have been initiated into Baal of Peor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelite judges, “Each of you kill those of his men who have attached themselves to the Baal of Peor.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you shall kill any of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one of you his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe said to the Judges of Israel: “Kill each man his men, those who are initiated to Baal Peor.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses said unto the judges of Israel: 'Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto the Baal of Peor.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Slay ye every one his friend that is consecrated to Beel-phegor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/25-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=7759" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm">Moab Seduces Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Then 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.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">So Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šō·p̄ə·ṭê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To judge, govern. ">the judges</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hir·ḡū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">“Each of you must kill</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">all of his men</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6775.htm" title="6775: han·niṣ·mā·ḏîm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To bind, join. A primitive root; to link, i.e. Gird; figuratively, to serve, contrive.">who have joined in worshiping</a> <a href="/hebrew/1187.htm" title="1187: lə·ḇa·‘al (Prep) -- Baal of Peor, a Moabite god. From Ba'al and p'owr; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1187.htm" title="1187: pə·‘ō·wr (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Baal of Peor, a Moabite god. From Ba'al and p'owr; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity.">Baal of Peor.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Exodus 32:27-28</a></span><br />He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’” / The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6-11</a></span><br />If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known, / the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), / you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2-5</a></span><br />If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant / and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden— / and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-20.htm">Joshua 22:20</a></span><br />Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a></span><br />Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28-31</a></span><br />They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. / So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. / But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">1 Corinthians 10:8</a></span><br />We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Deuteronomy 4:3-4</a></span><br />Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor. / But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a></span><br />Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">2 Kings 10:25-28</a></span><br />When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. / They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it. / They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17</a></span><br />So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">Ezra 10:18-19</a></span><br />Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. / They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-8.htm">Matthew 18:8-9</a></span><br />If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. / And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay you every one his men that were joined to Baalpeor.</p><p class="hdg">a Midianitish</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-14.htm">Numbers 25:14,15</a></b></br> Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, <i>even</i> that was slain with the Midianitish woman, <i>was</i> Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-4.htm">Numbers 22:4</a></b></br> And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all <i>that are</i> round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor <i>was</i> king of the Moabites at that time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Numbers 31:2,9-16</a></b></br> Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people… </p><p class="hdg">in the sight of Moses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30,31</a></b></br> But the soul that doeth <i>ought</i> presumptuously, <i>whether he be</i> born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Deuteronomy 29:19-21</a></b></br> And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3</a></b></br> Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.</p><p class="hdg">weeping</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Judges 2:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-4</a></b></br> Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, <i>doing</i> according to their abominations, <i>even</i> of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra 10:6-9</a></b></br> Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and <i>when</i> he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Baalpeor</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Baal-Peor</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/25-2.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/21-3.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Peor</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Pe'or</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/numbers/19-3.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Women</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Worshiping</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Yoked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Baalpeor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Baal-Peor</a> <a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/numbers/25-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/26-5.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/numbers/25-17.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/numbers/26-3.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Peor</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Pe'or</a> <a href="/numbers/31-17.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/numbers/27-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Women</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Worshiping</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Yoked</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Israel at Shittim commit unfaithfulness and idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-6.htm">Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-10.htm">God therefore gives him an everlasting priesthood</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-16.htm">The Midianites are to be troubled</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The judges of Israel were leaders appointed to maintain order and justice among the tribes. This reflects the theocratic system where civil and religious duties were intertwined. The role of judges here is significant, as it shows the delegation of authority and the importance of leadership in maintaining covenant faithfulness.<p><b>Each of you must kill</b><br>This command reflects the severity of the sin committed by the Israelites. The act of killing was a judicial execution, not murder, emphasizing the seriousness of idolatry and apostasy. It underscores the holiness of God and the need for purity among His people. This harsh measure was intended to prevent the spread of sin and to maintain the sanctity of the community.<p><b>all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor</b><br>Baal of Peor was a local deity worshiped by the Moabites, and the Israelites' participation in this worship was a direct violation of the first commandment. This incident highlights the recurring struggle of Israel with idolatry and the influence of surrounding pagan cultures. The worship of Baal often involved immoral practices, which were abhorrent to God. This event is a reminder of the constant temptation to compromise faith and the need for vigilance in spiritual matters. Connections can be drawn to other instances of idolatry in Israel's history, such as the golden calf (Exodus 32), and the warnings against idolatry found throughout the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. In <a href="/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5</a>, Moses is seen taking decisive action to address the sin among the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were journeying to the Promised Land. At this point in their journey, they had fallen into sin by engaging in idolatry and immorality with the Moabites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A region and people who led the Israelites into sin. The Moabites enticed the Israelites to worship their gods and engage in immoral acts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal_of_peor.htm">Baal of Peor</a></b><br>A false god worshiped by the Moabites. The Israelites' worship of Baal of Peor was a direct violation of their covenant with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judges_of_israel.htm">Judges of Israel</a></b><br>Leaders appointed to help Moses govern the people. Moses instructed them to execute those who had joined in the idolatry, as a means of purging the sin from the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin, especially idolatry and immorality, is a grave offense against God. It requires immediate and decisive action to prevent it from spreading and corrupting the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_responsibility.htm">Leadership Responsibility</a></b><br>Leaders are called to uphold God's standards and take action against sin. Moses' instruction to the judges highlights the importance of godly leadership in maintaining the holiness of God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>Believers are called to be set apart for God, avoiding the temptations and practices of the surrounding culture that lead away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage focuses on judgment, it also underscores the need for repentance and the possibility of restoration when God's people turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The community of believers is responsible for holding each other accountable to God's standards, encouraging one another to live faithfully.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_galilee's_role_in_the_bible.htm">Why did God command killing Midianites, including children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'judgment_at_god's_house'_mean.htm">What does 'Judgment Begins at the House of God' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_moses_and_jesus_similar.htm">What similarities exist between Moses and Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The judges of Israel.</span> <span class="hebrew">אֶלאּשֹׁפְטֵי</span>. This is the first place where "the judges" are mentioned by this name (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Deuteronomy 1:16</a>; <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16</a>), but the verb is freely used in <a href="/exodus/18.htm">Exodus 18</a>, in describing the functions of the officers appointed at Sinai. <span class="cmt_word">Every one his men.</span> The men who were under his particular jurisdiction. This command given by Moses is not to be confounded with the previous command given to Moses to hang up all the chiefs. Moses only could deal with the chief, but it was within the power and the province of the judges to deal with ordinary offenders. It does not, however, appear how far either of these commands was put in practice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/25-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the judges</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפְטֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄ə·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Each of you must kill</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְגוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hir·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all of his men</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who have joined in worshiping</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנִּצְמָדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·niṣ·mā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6775.htm">Strong's 6775: </a> </span><span class="str2">To link, gird, to serve, contrive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Baal of Peor.”</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּעֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1187.htm">Strong's 1187: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal of Peor', a Moabite god</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/25-5.htm">OT Law: Numbers 25:5 Moses said to the judges of Israel (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/25-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 25:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 25:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/25-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 25:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 25:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>