So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”Numbers 25:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־שֹׁפְטֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִרְגוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֲנָשָׁ֔יו הַנִּצְמָדִ֖ים לְבַ֥עַל פְּעֽוֹר׃
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- שֹׁפְטֵ֖יsho.fe.Tei“[the] judges of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- הִרְגוּ֙hir.Gu“kill”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish“everyone”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- אֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.Shav“men his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- הַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.Dim“who have joined themselves”Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from צָמַד · “to join” · Strong's H6775
- לְבַ֥עַלle.Va.'al“to Baal”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from בַּ֫עַל פְּעוֹר · “Baal of Peor” · Strong's H1187
- פְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'or“Peor”Noun, proper name, title · from בַּ֫עַל פְּעוֹר · “Baal of Peor” · Strong's H1187
Places named in this verse
- Peor · today: Khirbet Ayun Musamountain · Identification: certain · Map of Peor (opens OpenStreetMap) (the centre of the likely area) · Details about Peor on OpenBible.info