Numbers 25:5
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New International Version (©2011)
So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor."

New Living Translation (©2007)
So Moses ordered Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death the men under your authority who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor."

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
So Moses told Israel's judges, "Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor."

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then Moses ordered the judges of Israel, "Each one of you is to execute the men in his own tribe who joined the Baal-peor cult."

NET Bible (©2006)
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must kill the men who have joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay you every one his men that were joined unto Baal of Peor.

American King James Version
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay you every one his men that were joined to Baalpeor.

American Standard Version
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor.

Darby Bible Translation
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.

English Revised Version
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined to Baal-peor.

World English Bible
Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, 'Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

25:1-5 The friendship of the wicked is more dangerous than their enmity; for none can prevail against God's people if they are not overcome by their inbred lusts; nor can any enchantment hurt them, but the enticements of worldly interests and pleasures. Here is the sin of Israel, to which they are enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian. Those are our worst enemies who draw us to sin, for that is the greatest mischief any man can do us. Israel's sin did that which all Balaam's enchantments could not do; it set God against them. Diseases are the fruits of God's anger, and the just punishments of prevailing sins; one infection follows the other. Ringleaders in sin ought to be made examples of justice.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 5. - The judges of Israel. אֶלאּשֹׁפְטֵי. This is the first place where "the judges" are mentioned by this name (cf. Deuteronomy 1:16; Judges 2:16), but the verb is freely used in Exodus 18, in describing the functions of the officers appointed at Sinai. Every one his men. The men who were under his particular jurisdiction. This command given by Moses is not to be confounded with the previous command given to Moses to hang up all the chiefs. Moses only could deal with the chief, but it was within the power and the province of the judges to deal with ordinary offenders. It does not, however, appear how far either of these commands was put in practice.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses said unto the judges of Israel,.... Either the same with the heads of the people, or the rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, according to the distribution by the advice of Jethro:

slay ye everyone his men, that were joined unto Baalpeor; all that were under their several districts and jurisdictions, that were found guilty of that crime; these they are ordered to slay, either with their own hands, or rather cause to be slain by proper persons they should appoint to be executioners.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5. judges of Israel—the seventy elders, who were commanded not only to superintend the execution within their respective jurisdictions, but to inflict the punishment with their own hands. (See on [91]1Sa 15:33).

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Baal Worship at Peor
…3And Israel joined himself to Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. 4And the LORD said to 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. 5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay you every one his men that were joined to Baalpeor.

Exodus 32:27 Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.'"
Numbers 25:3 So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the LORD's anger burned against them.