Chapter 25

And Israel abode⁴ in Shittim, and the people began⁵⁵ to commit whoredom² with the daughters of Moab.

And they called⁴ the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat,⁴ and bowed down¹⁰¹ to their gods.

And Israel joined¹¹ himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled⁴ against Israel.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Take³ all the heads of the people, and hang them up⁵⁴ before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away⁴ from Israel.

And Moses said⁴ unto the judges⁶ of Israel, Slay³ ye every one his men that were joined¹² unto Baalpeor.

And, behold, one of the children of Israel came⁶ and brought⁵⁵ 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] weeping⁶ [before] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw⁴ [it], he rose up⁴ from among the congregation, and took⁴ a javelin in his hand;

And he went⁴ after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through,⁴ the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed¹¹ from the children of Israel.

And those that died⁵ in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away⁵² from the children of Israel, while he was zealous¹⁵ for my sake among them, that I consumed¹⁴ not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

Wherefore say,³ Behold, I give⁶ unto him my covenant of peace:

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, [even] the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous¹⁴ for his God, and made an atonement¹⁷ for the children of Israel.

Now the name of the Israelite ³⁴⁷⁸ that was slain,⁹⁴ [even] that was slain⁹⁰ with the Midianitish woman, [was] Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain⁹⁴ [was] Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he [was] head over a people, [and] of a chief house in Midian.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Vex² the Midianites, and smite⁵² them:

For they vex⁶ you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled¹⁴ you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain⁹⁴ in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.