Numbers 25:4

Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to Yahweh before the sun, that the fierce anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel.”

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WEBBE

The LORD said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to the LORD before the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel.”

BSB

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.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up unto Jehovah before the sun, that the fierce anger of Jehovah may turn away from Israel.

BBE

Then the Lord said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, hanging them up in the sun before the Lord, so that the wrath of the Lord may be turned from Israel.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 קַח kach take H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 רָאשֵׁי ra·shei [the] leaders of H7218 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 וְהוֹקַע ve·ho·ka' and impale H3363 אוֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 נֶגֶד ne·ged before H5048 הַשָּׁמֶשׁ ha·sha·mesh the sun H8121 וְיָשֹׁב ve·ya·sho so may it turn away H7725 חֲרוֹן cha·ron [the] burning of H2740 אַף־ 'af- [the] anger of H639 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל mi·yis·ra·'el from Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

The friendship of the wicked is more dangerous than their enmity; for none can prevail against God's people if they are not overcome by their inbred lusts; nor can any enchantment hurt them, but the enticements of worldly interests and pleasures. Here is the sin of Israel, to which they are enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian. Those are our worst enemies who draw us to sin, for that is the greatest mischief any man can do us. Israel's sin did that which all Balaam's enchantments could not do; it set God against them. Diseases are the fruits of God's anger, and the just punishments of prevailing sins; one infection follows the other. Ringleaders in sin ought to be made examples of justice.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.