Bible in Basic English
"So Moses said to the judges of Israel, Let everyone put to death those of his men who have had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor."
— Numbers 25:5, Bible in Basic English
“And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.”
“And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor. ”
“Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."”
“And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor.”
“And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.”
For they sent for the people to be present at the offerings made to their gods; and the people took part in their feasts and gave honour to their gods.
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.
Then the Lord said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, hanging them up in the sun before the Lord, so that the wrath of the Lord may be turned from Israel.
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, Let everyone put to death those of his men who have had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor.
Then one of the children of Israel came to his brothers, taking with him a woman of Midian, before the eyes of Moses and all the meeting of the people, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of meeting.
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, seeing it, got up from among the people and took a spear in his hand,
And went after the man of Israel into the tent, driving the spear through the two of them, through the man of Israel and through the stomach of the woman. So the disease was stopped among the children of Israel.