KJV King James Version
[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,
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Joshua 22:17
[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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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,
ASV American Standard Version
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed till this day—and the plague is in the company of Jehovah,
Surrounding context — Joshua 22
14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one [was] an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
15 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass [is] this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?
17 [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,
18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, [seeing] ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession [be] unclean, [then] pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD’S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.
20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הַמְעַט־H4592 · me.atlittleלָ֙נוּ֙H9035 · nuusאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲוֹ֣ןH5771 · a.vaniniquity: crimeפְּע֔וֹרH6465 · pe.orPeorאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotהִטַּהַ֙רְנוּ֙H2891 · ta.herbe pureמִמֶּ֔נּוּH4480 · minfromעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisוַיְהִ֥יH1961 · ha.yahto beהַנֶּ֖גֶףH5063 · ne.gephplagueבַּעֲדַ֥תH5712 · e.dahcongregationיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Psalm 106:28-29They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.Numbers 25:1-18And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.Deuteronomy 4:3-4Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.Ezra 9:13-14And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [deserve], and hast given us [such] deliverance as this;1 Corinthians 10:8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.1 Corinthians 10:11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
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