Numbers 25:4
“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
Verse 4 of 18 in Numbers chapter 25 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Numbers 25:4 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “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.””
- American Standard Version
- “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.”
Numbers 25 — full chapter (King James Version)
And abode in , and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of . And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And joined himself unto -peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against . And the LORD said unto , 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 . And said unto the judges of , Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto -peor. And, behold, one of the children of came and brought unto his brethren a woman in the sight of , and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of , who were weeping before the door of the of the congregation. And when , the son of , the son of the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; And he went after the man of into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of , and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of . And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. And the LORD spake unto , saying, , the son of , the son of the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of , while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an for the children of . Now the name of the that was slain, even that was slain with the woman, was , the son of , a prince of a chief house among the . And the name of the woman that was slain was , the daughter of ; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in . And the LORD spake unto , saying, Vex the , and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of , and in the matter of , the daughter of a prince of , their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for ’s sake.