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Numbers 25:4 KJV
Numbers · chapter 25 · verse 4
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.Numbers 25:4 · King James Version
Numbers 25:4 in context
2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
4And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
6And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- beforenegeda frontH5048 →
- fiercechârôwna burning of angerH2740 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- headsrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- angerʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
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Here is, I. The sin of Israel, to which they were enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian; they were guilty both of corporal and spiritual whoredoms, for Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor, Num 25:3. Not all, nor the most, but very many, were taken in this snare. Now concerning this observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5