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New Century Version

Numbers 25:3

So the Israelites began to worship Baal of Peor, and the Lord was very angry with them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Baal-Peor;   Fellowship;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Moabites;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anger;   Baal-Peor;   False;   God;   God's;   Gods, False;   Idolatry;   Images;   Worship, False;   Worship, True and False;   Wrath-Anger;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Idolatry;   Jews, the;   Midianites;   Moabites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Balaam;   Harlot;   Idol, Idolatry;   Midianites;   Moabites;   Phinehas;   Simeon;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Balaam;   Phinehas;   Priest;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Destroy, Destruction;   Idol, Idolatry;   Kill, Killing;   Marriage;   Prostitution;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Baal-Peor;   Peor;   Phinehas;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baal-Peor;   Beth-Peor;   Crimes and Punishments;   Gods, Pagan;   Midian, Midianites;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Peor;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Phinehas;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baalpeor ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baal-peor;   Balaam;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Baal;   Shittim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ba'al,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Balaam;   Barrenness;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alliance;   Baal (1);   Heredity;   Zimri (1);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Baal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anger;   Baal-Peor;   Balaam;   Chastity;   Chemosh;   High Place;   Judaism;   Sacrifice;   Sidra;   Simeon, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Yisra'el joined himself to Ba`al-Pe`or: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Yisra'el.
King James Version
And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
Lexham English Bible
So Israel was joined together to Baal Peor, and Yahweh became angry with Israel.
English Standard Version
So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
New English Translation
When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel.
Amplified Bible
So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
New American Standard Bible
So Israel became followers of Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry with Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Israel coupled himselfe vnto Baal Peor: wherefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel:
Legacy Standard Bible
So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord was angry with Israel because they had worshiped the god Baal Peor.
Complete Jewish Bible
With Isra'el thus joined to Ba‘al-P‘or, the anger of Adonai blazed up against Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And Israel joined himself to Baal-Peor; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
Good News Translation
Baal of Peor. So the Lord was angry with them
Christian Standard Bible®
So Israel aligned itself with Baal of Peor, and the Lord’s anger burned against Israel.
Literal Translation
And Israel was joined to Baal-peor, and the anger of Jehovah burned against Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and Israel submytted him self vnto Baal Peor. Then the wrath of the LORDE waxed whote vpon Israel,
American Standard Version
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.
Bible in Basic English
So Israel had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor: and the Lord was moved to wrath against Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Israel coupled hym selfe vnto Baal Peor, and the indignation of the Lorde was kindeled against Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Israel joined himself unto the Baal of Peor; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And Israel ioyned himselfe vnto Baal-Peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Israel consecrated themselves to Beel-phegor; and the Lord was very angry with Israel.
English Revised Version
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the LORD's anger burned against them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Israel made sacrifice to Belphegor. And the Lord was wrooth,
Young's Literal Translation
and Israel is joined to Baal-Peor, and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel.
Update Bible Version
And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
World English Bible
Israel joined himself to Baal-peor: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel.
New King James Version
So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD was aroused against Israel.
New Living Translation
In this way, Israel joined in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the Lord 's anger to blaze against his people.
New Life Bible
So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry with Israel.
New Revised Standard
Thus Israel yoked itself to the Baal of Peor, and the Lord 's anger was kindled against Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus Israel let himself be bound unto Baal-peor, and the anger of Yahweh kindled upon Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Israel was initiated to Beelphegor: upon which the Lord being angry,
Revised Standard Version
So Israel yoked himself to Ba'al of Pe'or. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel.

Contextual Overview

1 While the people of Israel were still camped at Acacia, the men began sinning sexually with Moabite women. 2 The women invited them to their sacrifices to their gods, and the Israelites ate food there and worshiped these gods. 3 So the Israelites began to worship Baal of Peor, and the Lord was very angry with them. 4 The Lord said to Moses, "Get all the leaders of the people and kill them in open daylight in the presence of the Lord . Then the Lord will not be angry with the people of Israel." 5 So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death your people who have become worshipers of Baal of Peor."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

joined: Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Deuteronomy 4:4, Joshua 22:17, Psalms 106:28, Psalms 106:29, Hosea 9:10

the anger: Joshua 22:17, Judges 2:14, Judges 2:20, Psalms 90:11, Jeremiah 17:4

Reciprocal: Numbers 22:41 - high places Deuteronomy 3:29 - General Joshua 13:20 - Bethpeor Romans 11:4 - Baal

Cross-References

2 Samuel 2:9
and made him king of Gilead, Ashuri, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
1 Kings 10:1
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to test him with hard questions.
Job 6:19
The groups of travelers from Tema look for water, and the traders of Sheba look hopefully.
Psalms 72:10
Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their presents to him.
Jeremiah 25:23
the people of Dedan and Tema and Buz; all who cut their hair short;
Jeremiah 49:8
You people living in the town of Dedan, run away and hide in deep caves, because I will bring disaster on the people of Esau. It is time for me to punish them.
Ezekiel 25:13
So this is what the Lord God says: I will use my power against Edom, killing every human and animal in it. And I will destroy Edom all the way from Teman to Dedan as they die in battle.
Ezekiel 27:6
They made your oars from oak trees from Bashan. They made your deck from cypress trees from the coast of Cyprus and set ivory into it.
Ezekiel 27:20
"‘People of Dedan became merchants for you, trading saddle blankets for riding.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor,.... The name of an idol; one of the Baals, Baal being a general name for an idol; and, to distinguish this from other Baals or idols, it was called Peor, either from its opening its mouth in prophecy, as Ainsworth; or from some obscene posture and action used in the worship of it, being, as it is by many thought to be, the same with Priapus; or rather from the mountain Peor, where it was worshipped, as Jupiter is called Jupiter Olympius, Capitolinus, c. from the mountains where he had a temple, or was worshipped or from the name of some great personage, called Lord Peor, who was deified after his death; hence these Israelites are said to "eat the sacrifices of the dead", Psalms 106:28. Mr. Bedford t takes him to be Mizraim the son of Ham, the Osiris of the Egyptians, and the Priapus of other Heathens: and Father Calmet u is of opinion that he is the same with Orus, Osiris, and Adonis; and that Pe is only a prepositive article, and that Or is the name, and no other than Orus; but such a criticism the word will not bear: this idol, the chief god of the Moabites, was, in all probability, the same with Chemosh, who is expressly called the abomination of Moab, 1 Kings 11:7 of whom

1 Kings 11:7- : so Chemosh and Peor are thought to be the same by our English poet w: to him the Israelites joined themselves, forsook the true God in a great measure, and were initiated into the rites of this deity, and constantly attended the worship of it, and cleaved unto it with their hearts and directions, and joined with their harlots in all parts of service performed unto it; 1 Kings 11:7- :,

and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel; for no sin is more provoking to God than idolatry, that being so directly opposite to his nature, honour, and glory, as well as to his will and worship; and hereby the end of Balaam and Balak was, in a great measure, answered, and Balaam obtained that by his evil counsel which he could not by all his conjuring; this was seen by the plague sent among them;

1 Kings 11:7- :.

t Scripture Chronology, p. 267. u Dictionary, on word "Baal". w "Next Chemos, the obscene dread of Moab's sons, Peor his other name, -----" Milton, B. 1. l. 406, 412.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joined himself - i. e., by taking part in the sacrificial meals as described in the last verse. Compare Exodus 34:15; 1 Corinthians 10:18. The worship of Baal was attended with the grossest impurity, and indeed partly consisted in it Hosea 4:14; Hosea 9:10.

Baal-peor - i. e., the Baal worshipped at Peer, the place mentioned in Numbers 23:28 (compare Baal-meon, Numbers 32:38). (The identification of this god with Chemosh in Numbers 21:29 is now given up.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 25:3. Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor — The same as the Priapus of the Romans, and worshipped with the same obscene rites as we have frequently had occasion to remark.

The joining to Baal-peor, mentioned here, was probably what St. Paul had in view when he said, 2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers. And this joining, though done even in a matrimonial way, was nevertheless fornication, (see Revelation 2:14), as no marriage between an Israelite and a Midianite could be legitimate, according to the law of God. See the propositions at the close of the preceding chapter.


 
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