Numbers 25:1-5

Good News Translation

The People of Israel at Peor

25 When the Israelites were camped at Acacia Valley, the men began to have sexual intercourse with the Moabite women who were there. ² These women invited them to sacrificial feasts, where the god of Moab was worshiped. The Israelites ate the food and worshiped the god ³ Baal of Peor. So the Lord was angry with them ⁴ and said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of Israel and, in obedience to me, execute them in broad daylight,^[a] and then I will no longer be angry with the people.” ⁵ Moses said to the officials, “Each of you is to kill every man in your tribe who has become a worshiper of Baal of Peor.”