Numbers 25:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Numbers 25:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 25:19 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁבwayēšeb

and it remainedconjH3427

continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

בַּ/שִּׁטִּ֑יםbašiṭiym

in ShittimpronH7851

וַ/יָּ֣חֶלwayāḥel

and it beganconjH2490

defile · break · defile · eat ···

הָ/עָ֔םhāʿām

the peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

לִ/זְנ֖וֹתlizənwōt

to commit fornicationpronH2181

continually · great · (be an · play the) harlot ···

אֶלʾel

intopronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

בְּנ֥וֹתbənwōt

the daughters ofnounH1323

branch · company · daughter · first ···

מוֹאָֽבmwōʾāb

MoabnounH4124

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Ruth KimNote2mo ago

When Boundaries Blur

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The nation has made it almost to the Promised L...

Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago

Desire and Idolatry, Intertwined

The Israelites are camped in Shittim, and Moabite women invite them to worship Baal. It starts with desire, with physical attraction and relationship. It ends with idolatry. The two become inseparable...