Study it in the app“YHWH said to Moses, “Take all the heads of the people and hang them for YHWH in front of the sun, and the burning anger of YHWH will turn away from Israel.””
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“Takeקַחallכָּלthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the peopleהָעָםand hangוְהוֹקַעthemאוֹתָםfor YHWHלַיהוָהin front ofנֶגֶדthe sun,הַשָּׁמֶשׁand the burningוְ חֲרוֹןangerאַףof YHWHיְהוָהwill turn awayיָשֹׁבfrom Israel.”מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsfetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “kach” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearshang
To expose someone as punishment, suspended.
Where else “hoka” appearsin front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appearssun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shamesh” appearsburning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appearsanger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appearsturn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “yashov” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsThe verb translated “hang” is rare and its exact sense is uncertain: it indicates a public execution, in the sight of everyone.
3Israel joined itself to Baal-peor, and the anger of YHWH burned against Israel.
4 · This verse (above)
5Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor.”
