Numbers 25:9
New International Version
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

New Living Translation
but not before 24,000 people had died.

English Standard Version
Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.

Berean Standard Bible
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

King James Bible
And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

New King James Version
And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.

New American Standard Bible
But those who died from the plague were twenty-four thousand in number.

NASB 1995
Those who died by the plague were 24,000.

NASB 1977
And those who died by the plague were 24,000.

Legacy Standard Bible
So those who died by the plague were 24,000.

Amplified Bible
Nevertheless, those [Israelites] who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

Christian Standard Bible
but those who died in the plague numbered twenty-four thousand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

American Standard Version
And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.

Contemporary English Version
but 24,000 Israelites had already died.

English Revised Version
And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, 24,000 people died from that plague.

Good News Translation
but it had already killed twenty-four thousand people.

International Standard Version
24,000 people died because of the plague.

Majority Standard Bible
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

NET Bible
Those that died in the plague were 24,000.

New Heart English Bible
Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.

Webster's Bible Translation
And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

World English Bible
Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the dead by the plague are twenty-four thousand.

Young's Literal Translation
and the dead by the plague are four and twenty thousand.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they dying in the smiting will be four and twenty thousand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were slain four and twenty thousand men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And there were slain twenty-four thousand men.

New American Bible
but the dead from the plague were twenty-four thousand.

New Revised Standard Version
Nevertheless those that died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And those that died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And there were twenty and four thousand who died in the plague that came suddenly.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And those that died in the plague were four and twenty thousand.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Zeal of Phinehas
8followed 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, 9 but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000. 10Then the LORD said to Moses,…

Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:8
We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

Psalm 106:29-30
So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. / But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

Deuteronomy 4:3-4
Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor. / But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.

1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.

Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.

1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Joshua 22:17
Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.

2 Peter 2:15
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

Jude 1:11
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

1 Kings 18:40
Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

Exodus 32:28
The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.


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Numbers 25
1. Israel at Shittim commit unfaithfulness and idolatry
6. Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi
10. God therefore gives him an everlasting priesthood
16. The Midianites are to be troubled














But those who died
This phrase marks a somber moment in Israel's history, highlighting the consequences of disobedience to God's commands. The Hebrew root for "died" is "muwth," which signifies not just physical death but also a spiritual separation from God. This serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God, who cannot tolerate idolatry and immorality among His people. The deaths were a direct result of Israel's sin with the Moabite women and their worship of Baal, illustrating the severe repercussions of turning away from God's covenant.

in the plague
The term "plague" here is derived from the Hebrew word "magephah," which often refers to a divine judgment or punishment. In the context of Numbers 25, the plague was a direct response from God to the sin of the Israelites, serving as both a punishment and a purification of the community. Historically, plagues were seen as acts of divine intervention, meant to correct and guide the people back to righteousness. This underscores the biblical theme that God disciplines those He loves, aiming to restore them to a right relationship with Him.

numbered 24,000
The specific number "24,000" is significant, as it quantifies the extent of the judgment and serves as a historical record of the event. In biblical numerology, numbers often carry symbolic meaning. The number 24 can be seen as a multiple of 12, which is often associated with God's people (e.g., the 12 tribes of Israel). This could symbolize the completeness of the judgment upon the community. The historical context of this event is crucial, as it occurred during Israel's wilderness wanderings, a period marked by repeated cycles of rebellion and repentance. The precise number also serves as a sobering reminder of the cost of sin and the importance of faithfulness to God's commands.

(9) Twenty and four thousand.--In 1Corinthians 10:8 the number of those who "fell in one day" is said to have been "three and twenty thousand." It has been supposed that a thousand were put to death by the judges, and that these were not included in St. Paul's enumeration. Presuming, however, that there has been no error in either place on the part of the scribes in recording the numbers, the words "in one day" may account for the apparent discrepancy.

Verse 9. - Were twenty and four thousand. "Fell in one day three and twenty thousand," says St. Paul (1 Corinthians 10:8). As the Septuagint does not deviate here from the Hebrew, the Apostle must have followed some Rabbinical tradition. It is possible enough that the odd thousand died on some other day than the one of which he speaks, or they may have died by the hands of the judges, and not by the plague.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
but those who died
הַמֵּתִ֖ים (ham·mê·ṯîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

in the plague
בַּמַּגֵּפָ֑ה (bam·mag·gê·p̄āh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence

numbered 24,000.
אַרְבָּעָ֥ה (’ar·bā·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 702: Four


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