New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 25:7-15

7 1When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he arose from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand, 8and he went after the man of Israel into the 2tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the 3body. 4So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked. 9 5Those who died by the plague were 24,000.

10Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11“6Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned away My wrath from the sons of Israel in that he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the sons of Israel 7in My jealousy. 12Therefore say, ‘8Behold, I give him My 9covenant of peace; 13and it shall be for him and his 10descendants after him, a covenant of a 11perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and 12made atonement for the sons of Israel.’”

14Now the name of the 13slain man of Israel who was 14slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s household among the Simeonites. 15The name of the Midianite woman who was 15slain was 16Cozbi the daughter of 17Zur, 18who was head of the people of a father’s household in Midian.

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Notes

1. Numbers 25:7 Ps 106:30 ↩
2. Numbers 25:8 Or inner rooms ↩
3. Numbers 25:8 Or belly ↩
4. Numbers 25:8 Num 16:46-48 ↩
5. Numbers 25:9 Num 14:37; 16:48-50; 31:16 ↩
6. Numbers 25:11 Ps 106:30 ↩
7. Numbers 25:11 Ex 20:5 ↩
8. Numbers 25:12 Ps 106:30, 31 ↩
9. Numbers 25:12 Is 54:10; Ezek 34:25; 37:26 ↩
10. Numbers 25:13 Lit seed ↩
11. Numbers 25:13 Ex 29:9 ↩
12. Numbers 25:13 Num 16:46 ↩
13. Numbers 25:14 Lit smitten ↩
14. Numbers 25:14 Lit smitten ↩
15. Numbers 25:15 Lit smitten ↩
16. Numbers 25:15 Num 25:18 ↩
17. Numbers 25:15 Num 31:8 ↩
18. Numbers 25:15 Lit he ↩

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