Bilangan 25:3

25:3 When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, ¹  the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel.

Bilangan 25:5

25:5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you must execute those of his men ²  who were joined to Baal-peor.”

Ulangan 33:9

33:9 He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,” ³ 

and he did not acknowledge his own brothers

or know his own children,

for they kept your word,

and guarded your covenant.

Yehezkiel 9:5

9:5 While I listened, he said to the others, ⁴  “Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare ⁵  anyone!

[25:3]  ¹ tn The verb is “yoked” to Baal-peor. The word is unusual, and may suggest the physical, ritual participation described below. It certainly shows that they acknowledge the reality of the local god.

[25:3]  sn The evidence indicates that Moab was part of the very corrupt Canaanite world, a world that was given over to the fertility ritual of the times.

[25:5]  ² tn Heb “slay – a man his men.” The imperative is plural, and so “man” is to be taken collectively as “each of you men.”

[33:9]  ³ sn This statement no doubt alludes to the Levites’ destruction of their own fellow tribesmen following the golden calf incident (Exod 32:25-29).

[9:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “to these he said in my ears.”

[9:5]  ⁵ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term is primarily emotional: “to pity,” which in context implies an action, as in being moved by pity in order to spare them from the horror of their punishment.