Numbers 25:3

25:3 When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel.

Numbers 35:20

35:20 “But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies,


tn The verb is “yoked” to Baal-peor. The word is unusual, and may suggest the physical, ritual participation described below. It certainly shows that they acknowledge the reality of the local god.

tn The Hebrew text is more vivid: “by lying in wait.”