| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. | 1While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. |
| 2These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. | 2For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. |
| 3So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. | 3So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel. |
| 4And the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people and hang them in the sun before the LORD, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel.” | 4The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel." |
| 5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.” | 5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor." |
| 6And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting. | 6Then behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, while they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of meeting. |
| 7When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand | 7When 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, |
| 8and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped. | 8and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the body. So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked. |
| 9Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand. | 9Those who died by the plague were 24,000. |
| 10And the LORD said to Moses, | 10Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 11“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy. | 11"Phinehas 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 in My jealousy. |
| 12Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace, | 12"Therefore say, 'Behold, I give him My covenant of peace; |
| 13and it shall be to him and to his descendants after him the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.’” | 13and it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the sons of Israel.'" |
| 14The name of the slain man of Israel, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, chief of a father’s house belonging to the Simeonites. | 14Now the name of the slain man of Israel who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father's household among the Simeonites. |
| 15And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was the tribal head of a father’s house in Midian. | 15The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was head of the people of a father's household in Midian. |
| 16And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 16Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 17“Harass the Midianites and strike them down, | 17"Be hostile to the Midianites and strike them; |
| 18for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor.” | 18for 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." |
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