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Numbers 25

1AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeinShittimבַּשִּׁטִּ֑יםba.shi.TimH7851;andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971beganH2490toplayH2181theharlotwiththedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

2fortheycalledH7121thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971untothesacrificesH2077oftheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ן'e.lo.hei.HenH430;andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971dideatH398,andbowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812totheirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃Le.lo.hei.HenH430.

3AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478joinedוַיִּצָּ֥מֶדvai.yi.Tza.medH6775himself untoBaal-peorH1187:andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947allthechiefsH7218ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andhangthemupuntoJehovahbeforethesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,thatthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahmayturnוְיָשֹׁ֛בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothejudgesH8199ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,SlayH2026yeeveryoneH376hismenH376thathavejoinedהַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.DimH6775themselves untoBaal-peorH1187.

6And,behold,oneH376ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935andbroughtH935untohisbrethrenaMidianitishwomanהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084inthesightofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,andinthesightofallthecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whiletheywereweepingבֹכִ֔יםvo.KhimH1058atthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7AndwhenPhinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,sawH7200it,heroseH6965upfromthemidstH8432ofthecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,andtookH3947aspearרֹ֖מַחRo.machH7420inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

8andhewentH935afterthemanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478intothepavilion,andthrustbothofthemthrough,themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802throughherbody.Sotheplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֔הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wasstayedfromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9AndthosethatdiedH4191bytheplagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֑הba.ma.ge.FahH4046wereH1961twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242andfourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ פ'A.lefH505.

10AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372,thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499,thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, hathturnedהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725mywrathH2534awayH7725fromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inthathewasjealousH7065withmyjealousyH7068amongthem,sothatIconsumednotthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inmyjealousyH7068.

12Whereforesayאֱמֹ֑ר'e.MorH559,Behold,Igiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414untohimmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285ofpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965:

13anditshallbeH1961untohim,andtohisseedH2233afterhim,thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285ofaneverlastingpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּ֣תke.hu.NatH3550;becausehewasH1961jealousH7065forhisGodלֵֽאלֹהָ֔יוle.lo.HavH430,andmadeatonementוַיְכַפֵּ֖רvay.kha.PerH3722forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Nowthenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034ofthemanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwasslain,whowasslainwiththeMidianitishwomanהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084,wasZimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSalu,aprinceH5387ofafathers’אָ֖ב'avH1houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004amongtheSimeonites.

15Andthenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034oftheMidianitishwomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֧הha.'i.ShahH802thatwasslainwasCozbiכָּזְבִּ֣יka.ze.BiH3579,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZurצ֑וּרTzurH6698;hewasheadH7218ofthepeopleofafathers’אָ֛ב'avH1houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004inMidianבְּמִדְיָ֖ןbe.mid.YanH4080.

16AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17VextheMidianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084,andsmitethem;

18fortheyvexyouwiththeirwiles, wherewiththeyhavebeguiledyouinthematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofPeorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,andinthematterדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697ofCozbiכָּזְבִּ֨יka.ze.BiH3579,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323oftheprinceH5387ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,theirsisterאֲחֹתָ֔ם'a.cho.TamH269,whowasslainonthedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117oftheplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046inthematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofPeorפְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'orH6465.

Commentaries on Numbers 25

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