Numbers 25:14

Numbers 25:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
• New International Version (NIV)The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The name of the slain man of Israel, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, chief of a father's house belonging to the Simeonites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the name of the Israelite who was killed, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s house among the Simeonites.

Context of Numbers 25:14

12So you must tell him that I have promised that my peace will be with him. 13That promise will be for him and for his descendants after him. They will always be priests. That is because he did not want the people to worship any god except me. He has removed the sin of the Israelites so that I could forgive them.’ The name of the man that Phinehas killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri. He was the son of Salu. Salu was the leader of a clan from the tribe of Simeon. 15The name of the Midianite woman was Cozbi. She was the daughter of Zur. Zur was a leader of a Midianite clan. 16The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 25:14 word by word

וְשֵׁם֩ אִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַמֻּכֶּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֻכָּה֙ אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִ֔ית זִמְרִ֖י בֶּן־סָל֑וּא נְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Israeliteאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• that was slainנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• with the Midianitish womanמִדְיָנִיmidyânîy · MidianiteH4084
• Zimriזִמְרִיzimrîy · ZimriH2174
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Saluסַלוּאsalû salû' sâlû' sallay · SaluH5543
• a princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of a chiefאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• among the Simeonitesשִׁמְעֹנִיshim‛ônîy · SimeonH8099

Cross-references for Numbers 25:14

• Numbers 31:8That included the five kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. They also killed Balaam, the son of Beor, with a sword.
• Joshua 13:21Moses gave them all the towns on the flat land. He gave them all the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites. Sihon had ruled from Hebron. But Moses had won the fight against him and the Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. These kings had ruled with Sihon and they lived in his land.

Commentaries on Numbers 25:14

• 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. 1-18Israel was camped across the Jordan River from Jericho. They were almost ready to enter the land and begin the conquest. However, at this important moment, they fell into serious sin. Balaam advised Israel’s enemies to lead the people into sexual immorality and idolatry at Baal-peor (31:16). He could not harm Israel with a curse, so he chose another way. He led them into sin through lust and the worship of false gods. The early church faced similar…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Zimri, ... a prince ... among the Simeonites--The slaughter of a man of such high rank is mentioned as a proof of the undaunted zeal of Phinehas, for there might be numerous avengers of his blood.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 25:14

• Fear of God
• Israel
• Phinehas
• Zimri

In the dictionaries

• Midianitish, Woman
• Balaam
• Thrust
• Zimri
• Abel-Shittim
• Astrology
• Cozbi
• Moab; Moabites
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of

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