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They invitedוַתִּקְרֶאןָthe peopleלָעָםto the sacrificesלְזִבְחֵיof their gods,אֱלֹהֵיהֶןand the peopleוַ הָעָםateיֹּאכַלand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּto their gods.לֵאלֹהֵיהֶן
Numbers 25:2
Study it in the app“They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 25:2, word by word
- They invitedתִּקְרֶאןָtikrena
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “tikrena” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- to the sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivche” appears- of their godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- ateיֹּאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּyishtachauu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachauu” appears
The context
1Israel stayed in Shittim, and the people began to prostitute themselves with the daughters of Moab.
2 · This verse (above)
3Israel joined itself to Baal-peor, and the anger of YHWH burned against Israel.