| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 25:2:1 ⧉וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָהvatikrenahThey invited Numbers 25:2:2 ⧉לָעָ֔םlaamthe people Numbers 25:2:3 ⧉לְזִבְחֵ֖יlezivkheito the sacrifices of Numbers 25:2:4 ⧉אֱלֹהֵיהֶן׀eloheihentheir gods Numbers 25:2:5 ⧉וַיֹּאכַלvayokhaland the people ate Numbers 25:2:6 ⧉הָעָ֑םhaamthe people Numbers 25:2:7 ⧉וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vayishtakhavuand bowed down Numbers 25:2:8 ⧉לֵאלֹהֵיהֶן׃leeloheihento their gods |
| 2. Formal Translation And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods {gods: ’ĕlōhēhen, foreign deities}, and the people ate and bowed down {bowed down: vayyishtakhavu, performed worship rites} to their gods. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation The women invited the people to sacrifices for their gods, and the people ate the meal and bowed down to those gods. |