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.
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 25 of Numbers. Israel participates in cultic prostitution and the worship of Baal of Peor, provoking God’s anger. A plague begins and ends when Phinehas acts against a couple publicly representing the transgression. The episode demonstrates the seriousness of idolatry and the mixture of pagan worship with communal life. The crisis is not merely individual morality: it threatens the religious identity of all Israel.
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und er sprach zu Mose: nimm alle Obersten des Volks und hänge sie dem HERRN auf an der Sonne, auf daß der grimmige Zorn des HERRN von Israel gewandt werde.
Y Jehová dijo a Moisés: Toma todos los príncipes del pueblo, y ahórcalos a Jehová delante del sol; y la ira del furor de Jehová se apartará de Israel.
Jehová le dijo a Moisés: «Toma a todos los jefes del pueblo y cuélgalos delante de Jehová, a la vista del sol, para que el ardor de la ira de Jehová se aparte de Israel».
L'Eternel dit à Moïse: Assemble tous les chefs du peuple, et fais pendre les coupables devant l'Eternel en face du soleil, afin que la colère ardente de l'Eternel se détourne d'Israël.
E il Signore disse a Mosè: Prendi tutti i Capi del popolo, e appiccali al Signore, davanti al sole; e l’ira accesa del Signore si rivolgerà d’Israele.
Disse o SENHOR a Moisés: Toma todos os cabeças do povo, e enforca-os ao SENHOR diante do sol, e o ardor da ira do SENHOR se retirará de Israel.
耶和華對 摩西 說:「拿下百姓中所有的領袖,對著太陽把他們懸掛在我面前,使我向 以色列 所發的怒氣可以平息。」
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