And Israel abode
in Shittim
, and the people
began
to commit whoredom
with the daughters
of Moab
.
And they called the people
unto the sacrifices
of their gods
: and the people
did eat
, and bowed down
to their gods
.
And Israel joined
himself unto Baalpeor
: and the anger
of the LORD
was kindled
against 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
.
And Moses said
unto the judges
of Israel
, Slay
ye every
one
his men
that were joined
unto Baalpeor
.
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
.
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
;
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
.
And those that died in the plague
were twenty
and four
thousand
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
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
.
Wherefore say, Behold, I give
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 zealous
for his God
, and made an atonement
for the children
of Israel
.
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
.
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
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
Vex the Midianites
, and smite
them:
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
.