< Numbers 25 >

1 And it remained Israel in Shittim and it began the people to commit fornication into [the] daughters of Moab. 2 And they invited the people to [the] sacrifices of gods their and it ate the people and they bowed down to gods their. 3 And it joined itself Israel to Baal Peor and it burned [the] anger of Yahweh on Israel. 4 And he said Yahweh to Moses take all [the] leaders of the people and impale them to Yahweh before the sun so may it turn away [the] burning of [the] anger of Yahweh from Israel. 5 And he said Moses to [the] judges of Israel kill everyone men his who have joined themselves to Baal Peor. 6 And there! a man from [the] people of Israel [was] coming and he brought near to brothers his the Midianite [woman] to [the] eyes of Moses and to [the] eyes of all [the] congregation of [the] people of Israel and they [were] weeping [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting. 7 And he saw [it] Phinehas [the] son of Eleazar [the] son of Aaron the priest and he arose from among the congregation and he took a spear in hand his. 8 And he went after [the] man of Israel into the tent and he pierced through both of them [the] man of Israel and the woman into belly her and it was restrained the plague from on [the] people of Israel. 9 And they were those [who] died by the plague four and twenty thousand. 10 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying. 11 Phinehas [the] son of Eleazar [the] son of Aaron the priest he has turned back rage my from against [the] people of Israel because was zealous he zeal my in midst of them and not I made an end of [the] people of Israel in zeal my. 12 Therefore say here I [am] about to give to him covenant my peace. 13 And it will belong to him and to offspring his after him a covenant of priesthood of perpetuity because that he was zealous for God his and he made atonement on [the] people of Israel. 14 And [the] name of [the] man of Israel who was struck down who he was struck down with the Midianite [woman] [was] Zimri [the] son of Salu a leader of a house of a father of the Simeonite[s]. 15 And [the] name of the woman who was struck down the Midianite [woman] [was] Cozbi [the] daughter of Zur [was] a leader of tribes a house of a father in Midian he. 16 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses say. 17 oppose The Midianites and you will strike down them. 18 For [are] opposers they you by deceitfulness their which they have dealt deceptively to you on [the] matter of Peor and on [the] matter of Cozbi [the] daughter of [the] leader of Midian sister their who was struck down on [the] day of the plague on [the] matter of Peor.

< Numbers 25 >