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Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the judgesאֶל שֹׁפְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“Each of you killהִרְגוּ אִישׁhis menאֲנָשָׁיוwho have joined themselvesהַנִּצְמָדִיםto Baal-peor.”לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר
Numbers 25:5
Study it in the app“Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 25:5, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
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” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to the judgesשֹׁפְטֵיshofte
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shofte” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears- “Each of you killהִרְגוּhirgu
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “hirgu” appears- “Each of you killאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- who have joined themselvesנִּצְמָדִיםnitsmadim
join
Cling to, be bound; give oneself to a false god.
Where else “nitsmadim” appears- to Baal-peorבַעַלvaal
Baal-peor
Baal-peor: the god Baal as the Moabites worshiped him on Mount Peor. The name means "lord of Peor."
Where else “vaal” appears
The context
4YHWH 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.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And look, a man of the sons of Israel came and brought near to his brothers the Midianite woman before the eyes of Moses and before the eyes of the whole community of the sons of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting.