Num 25:1-9 | NASB1995 | STEP | While Israel remained at Shittim , the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab .

Numbers 25:1-9

1 While Israel remained at ^aShittim, the people began ^bto play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. 2 For ^cthey invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So ^dIsrael joined themselves to ^{▼▼ Or Baal-peor}Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry against Israel. 4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them ^{▼▼ Lit in front of the sun}in broad daylight before the Lord, ^gso that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you ^hslay his men who have joined themselves to ^{▼▼ Or Baal-peor}Baal of Peor.”

6 Then behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his ^{▼▼ Lit brothers}relatives a ^kMidianite woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ^lwhile they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 7 ^mWhen Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he arose from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand, 8 and he went after the man of Israel into the ^{▼▼ Or inner rooms}tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the ^{▼▼ Or belly}body. ^pSo the plague on the sons of Israel was checked. 9 ^qThose who died by the plague were 24,000.