Israel’s Harlotry in Moab

25 Now Israel remained in (A)Acacia Grove,[a] and the (B)people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 25:1 Heb. Shittim

Moab Seduces Israel

25 While Israel was staying in Shittim,(A) the men began to indulge in sexual immorality(B) with Moabite(C) women,(D)

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

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(A)They invited the people to (B)the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and (C)bowed down to their gods.

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who invited them to the sacrifices(A) to their gods.(B) The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods.

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And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

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37 He will say: (A)‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they sought refuge?

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37 He will say: “Now where are their gods,
    the rock they took refuge in,(A)

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37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

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38 Who ate the fat of their sacrifices,
And drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise and help you,
And be your refuge.

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38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offerings?(A)
Let them rise up to help you!
    Let them give you shelter!

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38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.

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