King James Version

Numbers 25:2

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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וַתִּקְרֶ֣אןָvatiqrenaand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לָעָ֔םlaamto peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לְזִבְחֵ֖יlezivcheto sacrificeזֶבַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to sacrifice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)offer(-ing), sacrifice.אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ןeloheyhenGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.וַיֹּ֣אכַלvayokhaland eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.הָעָ֔םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvayishtachauvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽןleloheyhento Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods,

World English Bible

for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. The people ate and bowed down to their gods.

Darby Translation

And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.

Douay-Rheims

Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they called them to the sacrifices of their idols; and the people ate of their sacrifices, and worshipped their idols.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκάλεσαν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὰς θυσίας τῶν εἰδώλων αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔφαγεν ὁ λαὸς τῶν θυσιῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ προσεκύνησαν τοῖς εἰδώλοις αὐτῶν·