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World English Bible
Numbers 25 (WEBP)
[1] Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;
[2] for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. The people ate and bowed down to their gods.
[3] Israel joined himself to Baal Peor, and Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel.
[4] Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to Yahweh before the sun, that the fierce anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel.”
[5] Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.”
[6] Behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
[7] When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the middle of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.
[8] He went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel.
[9] Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
[10] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[11] “Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I didn’t consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.
[12] Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace.
[13] It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’ ”
[14] Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
[15] The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur. He was head of the people of a fathers’ house in Midian.
[16] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[17] “Harass the Midianites, and strike them;
[18] for they harassed you with their wiles, wherein they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the incident regarding Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Numbers 25 (KJVS)
[1] And Israel H3478 abode H3427 (8799) in Shittim H7851, and the people H5971 began H2490 (8686) to commit whoredom H2181 (8800) with the daughters H1323 of Moab H4124.
[2] And they called H7121 (8799) the people H5971 unto the sacrifices H2077 of their gods H430: and the people H5971 did eat H398 (8799), and bowed down H7812 (8691) to their gods H430.
[3] And Israel H3478 joined H6775 (8735) himself unto Baalpeor H1187: and the anger H639 of the LORD H3068 was kindled H2734 (8799) against Israel H3478.
[4] And the LORD H3068 said H559 (8799) unto Moses H4872, Take H3947 (8798) all the heads H7218 of the people H5971, and hang them up H3363 (8685) before H5048 the LORD H3068 against the sun H8121, that the fierce H2740 anger H639 of the LORD H3068 may be turned away H7725 (8799) from Israel H3478.
[5] And Moses H4872 said H559 (8799) unto the judges H8199 (8802) of Israel H3478, Slay H2026 (8798) ye every H376 one H376 his men H582 that were joined H6775 (8737) unto Baalpeor H1187.
[6] And, behold, one H376 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 came H935 (8802) and brought H7126 (8686) unto his brethren H251 a Midianitish woman H4084 in the sight H5869 of Moses H4872, and in the sight H5869 of all the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478, who [were] weeping H1058 (8802) [before] the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150.
[7] And when Phinehas H6372, the son H1121 of Eleazar H499, the son H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548, saw H7200 (8799) [it], he rose up H6965 (8799) from among H8432 the congregation H5712, and took H3947 (8799) a javelin H7420 in his hand H3027;
[8] And he went H935 (8799) after H310 the man H376 of Israel H3478 into the tent H6898, and thrust H1856 (8799) both H8147 of them through, the man H376 of Israel H3478, and the woman H802 through H413 her belly H6897. So the plague H4046 was stayed H6113 (8735) from the children H1121 of Israel H3478.
[9] And those that died H4191 (8801) in the plague H4046 were twenty H6242 and four H702 thousand H505.
[10] And the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8762) unto Moses H4872, saying H559 (8800),
[11] Phinehas H6372, the son H1121 of Eleazar H499, the son H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548, hath turned H7725 my wrath H2534 away H7725 (8689) from the children H1121 of Israel H3478, while he was zealous H7065 (8763) for my sake H7068 among H8432 them, that I consumed H3615 (8765) not the children H1121 of Israel H3478 in my jealousy H7068.
[12] Wherefore say H559 (8798), Behold, I give H5414 (8802) unto him my covenant H1285 of peace H7965:
[13] And he shall have it, and his seed H2233 after H310 him, [even] the covenant H1285 of an everlasting H5769 priesthood H3550; because H834 he was zealous H7065 (8765) for his God H430, and made an atonement H3722 (8762) for the children H1121 of Israel H3478.
[14] Now the name H8034 of the Israelite H376 that was slain H5221 (8716), [even] that was slain H5221 (8717) with the Midianitish woman H4084, [was] Zimri H2174, the son H1121 of Salu H5543, a prince H5387 of a chief H1 house H1004 among the Simeonites H8099.
[15] And the name H8034 of the Midianitish H4084 woman H802 that was slain H5221 (8716) [was] Cozbi H3579, the daughter H1323 of Zur H6698; he [was] head H7218 over a people H523, [and] of a chief H1 house H1004 in Midian H4080.
[16] And the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8762) unto Moses H4872, saying H559 (8800),
[17] Vex H6887 (8800) the Midianites H4084, and smite H5221 (8689) them:
[18] For they vex H6887 (8802) you with their wiles H5231, wherewith they have beguiled H5230 (8765) you in the matter H1697 of Peor H6465, and in the matter H1697 of Cozbi H3579, the daughter H1323 of a prince H5387 of Midian H4080, their sister H269, which was slain H5221 (8716) in the day H3117 of the plague H4046 for Peor’s H6465 sake H1697.
Young’s Literal Translation
Numbers 25 (YLT)
[1] And Israel dwelleth in Shittim, and the people begin to go a-whoring unto daughters of Moab,
[2] and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods,
[3] and Israel is joined to Baal-Peor, and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel.
[4] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them before Jehovah-over-against the sun; and the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah doth turn back from Israel.’
[5] And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, ‘Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.’
[6] And lo, a man of the sons of Israel hath come, and bringeth in unto his brethren the Midianitess, before the eyes of Moses, and before the eyes of all the company of the sons of Israel, who are weeping at the opening of the tent of meeting;
[7] and Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, the priest, seeth, and riseth from the midst of the company, and taketh a javelin in his hand,
[8] and goeth in after the man of Israel unto the hollow place, and pierceth them both, the man of Israel and the woman-unto her belly, and the plague is restrained from the sons of Israel;
[9] and the dead by the plague are four and twenty thousand.
[10] And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
[11] ‘Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back My fury from the sons of Israel, by his being zealous with My zeal in their midst, and I have not consumed the sons of Israel in My zeal.
[12] ‘Therefore say, Lo, I am giving to him My covenant of peace,
[13] and it hath been to him and to his seed after him a covenant of a priesthood age-during, because that he hath been zealous for his God, and doth make atonement for the sons of Israel.’
[14] And the name of the man of Israel who is smitten, who hath been smitten with the Midianitess, is Zimri son of Salu, prince of the house of a father of the Simeonite;
[15] and the name of the woman who is smitten, the Midianitess, is Cozbi daughter of Zur, head of a people-of the house of a father in Midian is he.
[16] And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
[17] ‘Distress the Midianites, and ye have smitten them,
[18] for they are adversaries to you with their frauds, with which they have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and concerning the matter of Cozbi, daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who is smitten in the day of the plague for the matter of Peor.’