Revised Version 1895

Numbers 25

1AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inShittimבַּשִּׁטִּ֑יםba.shi.TimH7851, and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490tocommitלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181whoredom with thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

2for theycalledוַתִּקְרֶ֣אןָva.tik.Re.naH7121thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971unto thesacrificesלְזִבְחֵ֖יle.ziv.CheiH2077of theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ן'e.lo.hei.HenH430; and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971didH7812eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398, andbowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃Le.lo.hei.HenH430.

3AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478joinedוַיִּצָּ֥מֶדvai.yi.Tza.medH6775himself untoBaal-peorH1187: and theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thechiefsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andhangוְהוֹקַ֥עve.ho.Ka'H3363themupH853unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, that thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068mayturnוְיָשֹׁ֛בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thejudgesשֹׁפְטֵ֖יsho.fe.TeiH8199ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Slayהִרְגוּ֙hir.GuH2026yeeveryH376one hismenH376that havejoinedהַנִּצְמָדִ֖יםha.nitz.ma.DimH6775themselves untoBaal-peorH1187.

6And,beholdH2009, one of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935andbroughtH935unto hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251a Midianitishwomanהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, and in thesightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whileH2009they wereweepingבֹכִ֔יםvo.KhimH1058at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7And whenPhinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, heroseH6965upH6965from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, andtookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947aspearרֹ֖מַחRo.machH7420in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

8and hewentH935afterאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310themanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478intoאֶל־'el-H413the pavilion, andthrustH1856bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of themthroughH1856, themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802throughH1856herאֶל־'el-H413belly.SoH935theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֔הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wasstayedוַתֵּֽעָצַר֙va.te.'a.TzarH6113from thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Andthoseוַיִּהְי֕וּvai.yih.YuH1961thatdiedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191by theplagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֑הba.ma.ge.FahH4046weretwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242andfourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ פ'A.lefH505.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, hathturnedהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725mywrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534awayH7725from thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, in that he wasjealousבְּקַנְא֥וֹbe.kan.'OH7065with myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.TiH7068among them,soH3808that Iconsumedכִלִּ֥יתִיkhi.Li.tiH3615notH3808thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in myjealousyבְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃be.kin.'a.TiH7068.

12Whereforesayאֱמֹ֑ר'e.MorH559,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, Igiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414unto him mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285ofpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965:

13and it shall be unto him, and to hisseedוּלְזַרְע֣וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769priesthoodכְּהֻנַּ֣תke.hu.NatH3550;becauseעַל־'al-H5921he wasjealousקִנֵּא֙ki.Ne'H7065for hisGodלֵֽאלֹהָ֔יוle.lo.HavH430, andmadeוְהָ֤יְתָהve.Ha.ye.tahH1961atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֖רvay.kha.PerH3722for thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Now thenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478that wasslainהַמֻּכֶּ֗הha.mu.KehH5221, who wasslainהֻכָּה֙hu.KahH5221with the Midianitishwomanהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084, wasZimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Salu, aprinceנְשִׂ֥יאne.Si'H5387of afathers’אָ֖ב'avH1houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004among theSimeonitesלַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי׃la.shim.'o.NiH8099.

15And thenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of the Midianitishwomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֧הha.'i.ShahH802that wasslainהַמֻּכָּ֛הha.mu.KahH5221wasCozbiכָּזְבִּ֣יka.ze.BiH3579, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZurצ֑וּרTzurH6698; he washeadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thepeopleאֻמּ֥וֹת'u.MotH523of afathers’אָ֛ב'avH1houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004inMidianבְּמִדְיָ֖ןbe.mid.YanH4080.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Vex theMidianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084, andsmiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֖םve.hi.ki.TemH5221them:

18for they vexyouH834with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiledyouH834in thematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofPeorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465, and in thematterדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697ofCozbiכָּזְבִּ֨יka.ze.BiH3579, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of theprinceנְשִׂ֤יאne.Si'H5387ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080, theirsisterאֲחֹתָ֔ם'a.cho.TamH269,whichH834wasslainהַמֻּכָּ֥הha.mu.KahH5221on thedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046in thematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofPeorפְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'orH6465.

Commentaries on Numbers 25

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