1 And Israel * h3478 abode * h3427 h8799 in Shittim * h7851, and the people * h5971 began * h2490 h8686 to commit whoredom * h2181 h8800 with the daughters * h1323 of Moab * h4124.
2 And they called * h7121 h8799 the people * h5971 unto the sacrifices * h2077 of their gods * h430: and the people * h5971 did eat * h398 h8799, and bowed down * h7812 h8691 to their gods * h430.
3 And Israel * h3478 joined * h6775 h8735 himself unto Baalpeor * h1187: and the anger * h639 of the LORD * h3068 was kindled * h2734 h8799 against Israel * h3478.
4 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Take * h3947 h8798 all the heads * h7218 of the people * h5971, and hang them up * h3363 h8685 before * h5048 the LORD * h3068 against the sun * h8121, that the fierce * h2740 anger * h639 of the LORD * h3068 may be turned away * h7725 h8799 from Israel * h3478.
5 And Moses * h4872 said * h559 h8799 unto the judges * h8199 h8802 of Israel * h3478, Slay * h2026 h8798 ye every * h376 one * h376 his men * h582 that were joined * h6775 h8737 unto Baalpeor * h1187.
6 And, behold, one * h376 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 came * h935 h8802 and brought * h7126 h8686 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 h8802 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 h8799 it , he rose up * h6965 h8799 from among * h8432 the congregation * h5712, and took * h3947 h8799 a javelin * h7420 in his hand * h3027;
8 And he went * h935 h8799 after * h310 the man * h376 of Israel * h3478 into the tent * h6898, and thrust * h1856 h8799 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 h8735 from the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
9 And those that died * h4191 h8801 in the plague * h4046 were twenty * h6242 and four * h702 thousand * h505.
10 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
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 h8689 from the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, while he was zealous * h7065 h8763 for my sake * h7068 among * h8432 them, that I consumed * h3615 h8765 not the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 in my jealousy * h7068. for...: Heb. with my zeal
12 Wherefore say * h559 h8798, Behold, I give * h5414 h8802 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 h8765 for his God * h430, and made an atonement * h3722 h8762 for the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
14 Now the name * h8034 of the Israelite * h376 that was slain * h5221 h8716, even that was slain * h5221 h8717 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. chief...: Heb. house of a father
15 And the name * h8034 of the Midianitish * h4084 woman * h802 that was slain * h5221 h8716 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 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
17 Vex * h6887 h8800 the Midianites * h4084, and smite * h5221 h8689 them:
18 For they vex * h6887 h8802 you with their wiles * h5231, wherewith they have beguiled * h5230 h8765 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 h8716 in the day * h3117 of the plague * h4046 for Peor's * h6465 sake * h1697.