Is the wrongdoing of Peor not enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although a plague came on the congregation of the Lord,
Parallel translations
- WEB Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh,
- KJV Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,
- BSB Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.
- NKJV Is the iniquity of Peor not enough for us, from which we are not cleansed till this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,
- NLT Was our sin at Peor not enough? To this day we are not fully cleansed of it, even after the plague that struck the entire community of the Lord.
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Quick answer
They recall the sin at Peor, whose guilt still lingered, as a warning. It shows their dread of repeating past idolatry.
Overview
The delegation reminds the eastern tribes of the idolatry at Peor in Numbers 25, which brought a deadly plague. They feared that a new act of unfaithfulness would again provoke God's wrath. This appeal to history shows how seriously Israel regarded the danger and consequences of sin.
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- Ps 106:28–29They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
- Num 25:1–18Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;
- Deut 4:3–4Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did because of Baal Peor; for all the men who followed Baal Peor, Yahweh your God has destroyed them from among you.
- Ezra 9:13–14“After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
- 1 Cor 10:8Let us not commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.
- 1 Cor 10:11Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
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