New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 25:7-13

7When Phinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712and tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a spearרֹ֖מַחRo.machH7420in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027,

8and he wentוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935afterאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310the manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478into thetentהַקֻּבָּ֗הha.ku.BahH6898and piercedH1856bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them throughH1856,the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,throughH413thebodyH6896.So the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֔הha.ma.ge.FahH4046on the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478was checkedוַתֵּֽעָצַר֙va.te.'a.TzarH6113.

9Those who diedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191by the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֑הba.ma.ge.FahH4046were 24,000אַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ פ'ar.ba.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'A.lefH6242 H702 H505.

10Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,has turnedהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725awayH7725My wrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534from the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in that he was jealousבְּקַנְא֥וֹbe.kan.'OH7065with My jealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them, so that I did not destroyכִלִּ֥יתִיkhi.Li.tiH3615the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in My jealousyבְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃be.kin.'a.TiH7068.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֑ר'e.MorH559, ‘BeholdH2009,I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414him Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285of peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965;

13and it shall be for him and hisdescendantsוּלְזַרְע֣וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of aperpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769priesthoodכְּהֻנַּ֣תke.hu.NatH3550,becauseתַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤רTa.chat 'a.SherH834 H8478he was jealousקִנֵּא֙ki.Ne'H7065for his Godלֵֽאלֹהָ֔יוle.lo.HavH430andmadeH3722atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֖רvay.kha.PerH3722for the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

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