Numbers 25
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The Israelites enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian
Verse 1
WEB Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab:
KJV And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
TSK Shittim: nu 33:49, jos 2:1, jos 3:1, mic 6:5; the people: nu 31:15,16, ec 7:26, 1co 10:8
Verse 2
WEB for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.
KJV And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
TSK they called: ex 34:15,16, jos 22:17, 1ki 11:1-8, ps 106:28, ho 9:10, 1co 10:20, 1co 10:27,28, 2co 6:16,17, re 2:14; bowed: ex 20:5, ex 23:24, jos 23:7,16, 1ki 19:18
Verse 3
WEB Israel joined himself to Baal Peor: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel.
KJV And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
TSK joined: nu 25:5, de 4:3,4, jos 22:17, ps 106:28,29, ho 9:10; the anger: jos 22:17, jud 2:14,20, ps 90:11, jer 17:4
Verse 4
WEB 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.”
KJV And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
TSK all the heads: nu 25:14,15,18, ex 18:25, de 4:3, jos 22:17, jos 23:2; and hang: de 13:6-9,13,15, de 21:23, 2sa 21:6,9, es 7:9,10; that the fierce: nu 25:11, de 13:17, jos 7:25,26, ps 85:3,4, jon 3:9
Verse 5
WEB Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.”
KJV And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
TSK judges: ex 18:21,25,26; Slay ye: ex 22:20, ex 32:27,28, de 13:6,9,13,15, de 17:3-5, 1ki 18:40
Phinehas puts Zimri and Cozbi to death
Verse 6
WEB 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.
KJV And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
TSK a Midianitish: nu 25:14,15, nu 22:4, nu 31:2,9-16; in the sight of Moses: nu 15:30,31, de 29:19-21, jer 3:3, jer 8:12, jer 36:23, jer 42:15-18, jer 43:4-7, jer 44:16,17, 2pe 2:13-15, jude 1:13; weeping: jud 2:4, ezr 9:1-4, ezr 10:6-9, isa 22:12, eze 9:4-6, joe 2:17
Verse 7
WEB When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand;
KJV And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
TSK Phinehas: ex 6:25, jos 22:30,31, jud 20:28; a javelin: 1sa 18:10,11, 1sa 19:9
Verse 8
WEB and 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 stayed from the children of Israel.
KJV And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
TSK thrust: nu 25:5,11, ps 106:29-31; So the plague: nu 16:46-48, 2sa 24:25, 1ch 21:22
Verse 9
WEB Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
KJV And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
TSK And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.: nu 25:4,5, nu 16:49,50, de 4:3,4, 1co 10:8
Verse 10
WEB Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJV And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
TSK No cross references.
Verse 11
WEB “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.
KJV Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
TSK turned my: jos 7:25,26, 2sa 21:14, ps 106:23, joh 3:36; for my sake: 2co 11:2; that I: ex 22:5, ex 34:14, de 4:24, de 29:20, de 32:16,21, jos 24:19, 1ki 14:22, ps 78:58, eze 16:38, na 1:2, zep 1:18, zep 3:8, 1co 10:22
Verse 13
WEB and it shall be to him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’”
KJV And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
TSK his seed: 1sa 2:30, 1ki 2:27, 1ch 6:4-15,50-53; an everlasting: ex 40:15, isa 61:6, jer 33:18,22, heb 7:11,17,18, 1pe 2:5,9, re 1:6; zealous: 1ki 19:10,14, ps 69:9, ps 106:31, ps 119:139, joh 2:17, ac 22:3-5, ro 10:2-4; atonement: ex 32:30, jos 7:12, 2sa 21:3, heb 2:17, 1jo 2:2
Verse 14
WEB 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.
KJV Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
TSK a prince: nu 25:4,5, 2ch 19:7; the Simeonites: nu 1:23, nu 26:14
Verse 15
WEB 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.
KJV And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
The Midianites to be punished
Verse 16
WEB Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJV And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
TSK No cross references.
Verse 18
WEB for they harassed you with their wiles, with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”
KJV For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
TSK vex you: nu 31:15,16, ge 26:10, ex 32:21,35, re 2:14; beguiled: ge 3:13, 2co 11:3, 2pe 2:14,15,18