New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 25:18
18for they have been hostile to you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the affair of Peor and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was slain on the day of the plague because of Peor.”
Numbers 25:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
- New International Version (NIV)They treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the Peor incident involving their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of that incident.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor."
- New King James Version (NKJV)for they harassed you with their schemes by which they seduced you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed in the day of the plague because of Peor.”
Context of Numbers 25:18
16Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17“Be hostile to the Midianites and strike them; for they have been hostile to you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the affair of Peor and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was slain on the day of the plague because of Peor.”
Read all of Numbers 25Numbers 25:18 word by word
כִּ֣י צֹרְרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לָכֶ֔ם בְּנִכְלֵיהֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־נִכְּל֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם עַל־דְּבַר־פְּע֑וֹר וְעַל־דְּבַ֞ר כָּזְבִּ֨י בַת־נְשִׂ֤יא מִדְיָן֙ אֲחֹתָ֔ם הַמֻּכָּ֥ה בְיוֹם־הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
- for they have beenצָרַרtsârar · to distressH6887
- to you with their tricksנֵ֫כֶלnêkel · trickH5231
- with whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- they have deceivedנָכַלnâkal · to plotH5230
- you in the affairדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- of Peorפְּעוֹרpe‛ôr · PeorH6465
- of Cozbiכָּזְבִיkozbîy · CozbiH3579
- the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of the leaderנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- of Midianמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
- their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
- who was slainנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- on the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of the plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
- becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
Cross-references for Numbers 25:18
Commentaries on Numbers 25:18
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 We read not that any Midianites died of the plague; God punished them with the sword of an enemy, not with the rod of a father. We must set ourselves against whatever is an occasion of sin to us, Mt 5:29, 30. Whatever draws us to sin, should be a vexation to us, as a thorn in the flesh. And none will be more surely and severely punished than those who, after Satan's example, and with his subtlety, tempt others to sin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18Attack the Midianites and strike them dead: This war is recorded in chapter 31.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. they vex you with their wiles--Instead of open war, they plot insidious ways of accomplishing your ruin by idolatry and corruption. their sister--their countrywoman.Read the comment
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- 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
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