While Israel remained
at aShittim
, the people
began
bto play
the harlot
with the daughters
of Moab
.
For athey invited the people
to the sacrifices
of their gods
, and the people
ate
and bowed
down
to their gods
.
So aIsrael joined
themselves to 1Baal
of Peor
, and the LORD
was angry
against Israel
.
The LORD said
to Moses
, "Take
all
the leaders
of the people
and execute
them 1in broad
daylight
before the LORD
, aso that the fierce
anger
of the LORD
may turn
away
from Israel
."
So Moses said
to the judges
of Israel
, "Each
of you aslay
his men
who have joined
themselves to 1Baal
of Peor
."
Then behold, one
of the sons
of Israel
came
and brought
to his 1relatives
a aMidianite
woman
, in the sight
of Moses
and in the sight
of all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
, bwhile they were weeping
at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
.
aWhen Phinehas the son
of Eleazar
, the son
of Aaron
the priest
, saw
it, he arose
from the midst
of the congregation
and took
a spear
in his hand
,
and he went after
the man
of Israel
into the 1tent
and pierced
both
of them through
, the man
of Israel
and the woman
, through
the 2body
. aSo the plague
on the sons
of Israel
was checked
.
aThose who died by the plague
were 24,000
.
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" aPhinehas the son
of Eleazar
, the son
of Aaron
the priest
, has turned
away
My wrath
from the sons
of Israel
in that he was jealous
with My jealousy
among
them, so that I did not destroy
the sons
of Israel
bin My jealousy
.
"Therefore say
, ` aBehold
, I give
him My bcovenant
of peace
;
and it shall be for him and his 1descendants after
him, a covenant
of a aperpetual
priesthood
, because
he was jealous
for his God
and bmade
atonement
for the sons
of Israel
.' "
Now the name of the 1slain
man
of Israel
who
was 1slain
with the Midianite
woman
, was Zimri
the son
of Salu
, a leader
of a father's
household
among the Simeonites
.
The name of the Midianite
woman
who was 1slain
was aCozbi
the daughter
of bZur
, 2who
was head
of the people
of a father's
household
in Midian
.
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" aBe hostile to the Midianites
and strike
them;
for they have been hostile
to you with their tricks
, with which
they have deceived
you in the affair
of Peor
and in the affair
of Cozbi
, the daughter
of the leader
of Midian
, their sister
who was slain
on the day
of the plague
because
of Peor
."