Passage

Numbers 25.1

Book: Numbers · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

1. And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab:

for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3. And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel. (Numbers 25:1-3, ASV)

WEB

1. Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;

for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. The people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3. Israel joined himself to Baal Peor. Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel. (Numbers 25:1-3, WEB)

KJV

1. And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3. And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. (Numbers 25:1-3, KJV)

YLT

1. And Israel dwelleth in Shittim, and the people begin to go a-whoring unto daughters of Moab,

and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods, 3. and Israel is joined to Baal-Peor, and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel. (Numbers 25:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Numbers 31 Midianite War Objection Defeater, via Numbers 25.1-3

Concepts:

Idolatry, via Numbers 25.1-13

Lexicon:

H7068 - qinah, via Numbers 25.1-13

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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