Verse 4
Numbers 25:4
Bible in Basic English
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֗ה קַ֚ח אֶת כָּל רָאשֵׁ֣י הָ/עָ֔ם וְ/הוֹקַ֥ע אוֹתָ֛/ם לַ/יהוָ֖ה נֶ֣גֶד הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְ/יָשֹׁ֛ב חֲר֥וֹן אַף יְהוָ֖ה מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And the Lord said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and hang them before the Lord in the sunlight, and the Lord's fierce anger will turn away from Israel."
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