Numbers 25

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1	While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,	And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.	Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;	And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab:
2	who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.	And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.	for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. The people ate and bowed down to their gods.	for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3	So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord burned against them.	And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.	Israel joined himself to Baal Peor, and the Lord’s anger burned against Israel.	And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.
4	Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”	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.	The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to the Lord before the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.”	And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up unto Jehovah before the sun, that the fierce anger of Jehovah may turn away from Israel.
5	So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”	And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.	Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.”	And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.
6	Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.	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.	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.	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, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.
7	On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,	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;	When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the middle of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.	And 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;
8	followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,	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.	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 stopped among the children of Israel.	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.
9	but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.	And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.	Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.	And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.
10	Then the Lord said to Moses,	And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,	The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,	And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
11	“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.	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.	“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.	Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12	Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.	Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:	Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace.	Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
13	It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”	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.	It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’”	and it shall be unto 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.
14	The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.	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.	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.	Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
15	And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.	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 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.	And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers’ house in Midian.
16	And the Lord said to Moses,	And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,	The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,	And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
17	“Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.	Vex the Midianites, and smite them:	“Harass the Midianites, and strike them;	Vex the Midianites, and smite them;
18	For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”	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.	for they harassed you with their wiles, wherein they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the incident regarding Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”	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 the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.