Numbers 25:7

Numbers 25:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
• New International Version (NIV)When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand;

Context of Numbers 25:7

5So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.” 6An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting. When Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, 8followed the Israelite man into the tent, and drove it through both the Israelite man and the woman — through her belly. Then the plague on the Israelites was stopped, 9but those who died in the plague numbered twenty-four thousand.

Numbers 25:7 word by word

וַיַּ֗רְא פִּֽינְחָס֙ בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיָּ֙קָם֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֥ח רֹ֖מַח בְּיָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• he rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• from amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• a javelinרֹ֫מַחrômach · spearH7420
• in his handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Numbers 25:7

• Numbers 25:5So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.”
• Psalms 106:29They angered the Lord with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them.
• Numbers 16:46Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the Lord; the plague has begun.”
• 2 Samuel 24:25He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord was receptive to prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel ended.
• 1 Chronicles 21:22Then David said to Ornan, “Give me this threshing-floor plot so that I may build an altar to the Lord on it. Give it to me for the full price, so the plague on the people may be stopped.”

Commentaries on Numbers 25:7

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 Phinehas, in the courage of zeal and faith, executed vengeance on Zimri and Cozbi. This act can never be an example for private revenge, or religious persecution, or for irregular public vengeance.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9Phinehas, acting as a representative of the priestly family, killed Zimri and Cozbi with one thrust of a spear (25:7–8). The text likely suggests that they were engaged in sexual relations at that moment. Phinehas acted with zeal, which means strong passion to defend God’s honor. His action brought the plague to an end (25:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. behold, one of the children of Israel ... brought ... a Midianitish woman--This flagitious act most probably occurred about the time when the order was given and before its execution. who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle--Some of the rulers and well-disposed persons were deploring the dreadful wickedness of the people and supplicating the mercy of God to avert impending judgments.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 25:7

• Dart
• Decision
• Fear of God
• Fellowship
• Israel
• Miscegenation
• Phinehas
• Women
• Zeal, Religious
• Zimri

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Eleazar
• Phinehas
• Armour
• Balaam
• Javelin
• Thrust
• Zimri
• Abel-Shittim
• Astrology

Commentaries on Numbers 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings