הָעָ֔ם of the people hā·‘ām וְהוֹקַ֥ע and execute wə·hō·w·qa‘ אוֹתָ֛ם them ’ō·w·ṯām נֶ֣גֶד in ne·ḡeḏ הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ broad daylight haš·šā·meš לַיהוָ֖ה before YHWH , Yah·weh יְהוָ֖ה so that [His] Yah·weh חֲר֥וֹן fierce ḥă·rō·wn אַף־ anger ’ap̄- וְיָשֹׁ֛ב may turn away wə·yā·šōḇ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ from Israel . ” mî·yiś·rā·’êl Numbers 25:5 מֹשֶׁ֔ה So Moses mō·šeh אֶל־ . . . ’el- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר told way·yō·mer שֹׁפְטֵ֖י the judges šō·p̄ə·ṭê יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל of Israel , yiś·rā·’êl הִרְגוּ֙ “ Each of you must kill hir·ḡū אִ֣ישׁ all of his men ’îš אֲנָשָׁ֔יו . . . ’ă·nā·šāw הַנִּצְמָדִ֖ים who have joined in worshiping han·niṣ·mā·ḏîm לְבַ֥עַל vvv lə·ḇa·‘al פְּעֽוֹר׃ Baal of Peor . ” pə·‘ō·wr Numbers 25:6 וְהִנֵּ֡ה Just then wə·hin·nêh מִבְּנֵ֨י an Israelite mib·bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל . . . yiś·rā·’êl אִישׁ֩ man ’îš בָּ֗א vvv bā וַיַּקְרֵ֤ב brought way·yaq·rêḇ אֶל־ to ’el- אֶחָיו֙ his family ’e·ḥāw אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַמִּדְיָנִ֔ית a Midianite woman ham·miḏ·yā·nîṯ לְעֵינֵ֣י in the sight lə·‘ê·nê מֹשֶׁ֔ה of Moses mō·šeh וּלְעֵינֵ֖י [and] ū·lə·‘ê·nê כָּל־ the whole kāl- עֲדַ֣ת congregation ‘ă·ḏaṯ בְּנֵי־ . . . bə·nê- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl וְהֵ֣מָּה while they wə·hêm·māh בֹכִ֔ים were weeping ḇō·ḵîm פֶּ֖תַח at the entrance pe·ṯaḥ אֹ֥הֶל to the Tent ’ō·hel מוֹעֵֽד׃ of Meeting . mō·w·‘êḏ Numbers 25:7 וַיַּ֗רְא On seeing this , way·yar פִּֽינְחָס֙ Phinehas pî·nə·ḥās בֶּן־ son ben- אֶלְעָזָ֔ר of Eleazar , ’el·‘ā·zār בֶּֽן־ the son ben- אַהֲרֹ֖ן of Aaron ’a·hă·rōn הַכֹּהֵ֑ן the priest , hak·kō·hên וַיָּ֙קָם֙ got up way·yā·qām מִתּ֣וֹךְ from mit·tō·wḵ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה the assembly , hā·‘ê·ḏāh וַיִּקַּ֥ח took way·yiq·qaḥ רֹ֖מַח a spear rō·maḥ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ in his hand , bə·yā·ḏōw Numbers 25:8 וַ֠יָּבֹא followed way·yā·ḇō אַחַ֨ר . . . ’a·ḥar יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל the Israelite yiś·rā·’êl אִֽישׁ־ . . . ’îš- אֶל־ into ’el- הַקֻּבָּ֗ה his tent , haq·qub·bāh וַיִּדְקֹר֙ and drove [the spear] through way·yiḏ·qōr אֶת־ - ’eṯ- שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם both of them — šə·nê·hem אֵ֚ת - ’êṯ אִ֣ישׁ vvv ’îš יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל through the Israelite yiś·rā·’êl וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- אֶל־ and on through ’el- קֳבָתָ֑הּ the belly qo·ḇā·ṯāh הָאִשָּׁ֖ה of the woman . hā·’iš·šāh הַמַּגֵּפָ֔ה So the plague ham·mag·gê·p̄āh מֵעַ֖ל against mê·‘al בְּנֵ֥י the Israelites bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ . . . yiś·rā·’êl וַתֵּֽעָצַר֙ was halted , wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar Numbers 25:9 וַיִּהְי֕וּ - way·yih·yū הַמֵּתִ֖ים but those who died ham·mê·ṯîm בַּמַּגֵּפָ֑ה in the plague bam·mag·gê·p̄āh אַרְבָּעָ֥ה numbered 24,000 ’ar·bā·‘āh וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים . . . wə·‘eś·rîm אָֽלֶף׃פ . . . . ’ā·lep̄

