Numbers 25 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Sin of Peor

1 While Israel ^H3478 remained ^H3427 at Shittim ^H7851, the people ^H5971 began ^H2490 to commit ^H2181 infidelity ^H2181 with the daughters ^H1323 of Moab ^H4124.

2 For they invited ^H7121 the people ^H5971 to the sacrifices ^H2077 of their gods ^H430, and the people ^H5971 ate ^H398 and bowed ^H2331 down ^H2331 to their gods ^H430. 3 So Israel ^H3478 [fn]became ^H6775 followers ^H6775 of [fn]Baal ^H1187 of ^H1187 Peor ^H1187, and the LORD ^H3068 was ^H2734 angry ^H639 H2734 with Israel ^H3478. 4 And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, “Take ^H3947 all ^H3605 the leaders ^H7218 of the people ^H5971 and [fn]execute ^H3363 them [fn]in broad ^H5048 daylight ^H8121 before the LORD ^H3068, so that the fierce ^H2740 anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 may turn ^H7725 away ^H7725 from Israel ^H3478.” 5 So Moses ^H4872 said ^H559 to the judges ^H8199 of Israel ^H3478, “Each ^H376 of you kill ^H2026 his men ^H376 who have [fn]become ^H6775 followers ^H6775 of [fn]Baal ^H1187 of ^H1187 Peor ^H1187.”

6 Then behold ^H2009, one ^H376 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 came ^H935 and brought ^H7126 to his relatives ^H251 a Midianite ^H4084 woman ^H4084, in the sight ^H5869 of Moses ^H4872 and in the sight ^H5869 of the whole ^H3605 congregation ^H5712 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, while they were weeping ^H1058 at the entrance ^H6607 of the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150. 7 When Phinehas ^H6372 the son ^H1121 of Eleazar ^H499, the son ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 the priest ^H3548, saw ^H7200 it, he rose ^H6965 up ^H6965 from the midst ^H8432 of the congregation ^H5712 and took ^H3947 a spear ^H7420 in his hand ^H3027, 8 and he went ^H935 after ^H310 the man ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 into the inner ^H6898 room ^H6898 of ^H6898 the ^H6898 tent ^H6898 and pierced ^H1856 both ^H8147 of them, the man ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 and the woman ^H802, through ^H413 the abdomen ^H6896. So the plague ^H4046 on the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 was brought ^H6113 to ^H6113 a ^H6113 halt ^H6113. 9 But those who died ^H4191 from the plague ^H4046 were twenty-four ^H6242 H702 thousand ^H505 in number.

The Zeal of Phinehas

10 Then the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to Moses ^H4872, saying ^H559,

11 “Phinehas ^H6372 the son ^H1121 of Eleazar ^H499, the son ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 the priest ^H3548, has averted ^H7725 My wrath ^H2534 from the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 in that he was ^H7065 [fn]jealous ^H7065 with My [fn]jealousy ^H7068 among ^H8432 them, so that I did not destroy ^H3615 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 in My [fn]jealousy ^H7068. 12 Therefore ^H3651 say ^H559, ‘Behold ^H2009, I am giving ^H5414 him My covenant ^H1285 of peace ^H7965; 13 and it shall be for him and for his [fn]descendants ^H2233 after ^H310 him, a covenant ^H1285 of a permanent ^H5769 priesthood ^H3550, because ^H834 H8478 he was ^H7065 [fn]jealous ^H7065 for his God ^H430 and made ^H3722 atonement ^H3722 for the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478.’”

14 Now the name ^H8034 of the [fn]dead ^H5221 man ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 who ^H834 was killed ^H5221 with the Midianite ^H4084 woman ^H4084, was Zimri ^H2174 the son ^H1121 of Salu ^H5543, a leader ^H5387 of a father’s ^H1 household ^H1004 among the Simeonites ^H8099. 15 And the name ^H8034 of the Midianite ^H4084 woman ^H802 who was killed ^H5221 was Cozbi ^H3579 the daughter ^H1323 of Zur ^H6698, [fn]who ^H1931 was head ^H7218 of the people ^H523 of a father’s ^H1 household ^H1004 in Midian ^H4080.

16 Then the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to Moses ^H4872, saying ^H559, 17 “Be hostile ^H6887 to the Midianites ^H4084 and attack ^H5221 them; 18 for they have been ^H6887 hostile ^H6887 to you with their tricks ^H5231, with which ^H834 they have deceived ^H5230 you in the matter ^H1697 of Peor ^H6465 and in the matter ^H1697 of Cozbi ^H3579, the daughter ^H1323 of the leader ^H5387 of Midian ^H4080, their sister ^H269 who was killed ^H5221 on the day ^H3117 of the plague ^H4046 because ^H5921 H1697 of Peor ^H6465.”