Num 25:1 | Clarke | STEP | While Israel abode in Shittim the people commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab, . They become idolaters, . The anger of the Lord is kindled against them, and he commands the ringleaders to be hanged, , . Moses causes the judges to slay the transgressors, . Zimri, one of the Israelitish princes of the tribe of Simeon, brings a Midianitish princess, named Cozbi, into his tent, while the people are deploring their iniquity before the tabernacle, . Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, incensed by this insult to the laws and worship of God, runs after them and pierces them both with a javelin, , . Twenty-four thousand die of the plague, sent as a punishment for their iniquity, . The Lord grants to Phinehas a covenant of peace and an everlasting priesthood, . The name and quality of the Israelitish man and Midianitish woman, , . God commands the Israelites to vex and smite the Midianites, who had seduced them to the worship of Baal-peor, .

Numbers 25:1

Introduction

While Israel abode in Shittim the people commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab, Num 25:1. They become idolaters, Num 25:2. The anger of the Lord is kindled against them, and he commands the ringleaders to be hanged, Num 25:3, Num 25:4. Moses causes the judges to slay the transgressors, Num 25:5. Zimri, one of the Israelitish princes of the tribe of Simeon, brings a Midianitish princess, named Cozbi, into his tent, while the people are deploring their iniquity before the tabernacle, Num 25:6. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, incensed by this insult to the laws and worship of God, runs after them and pierces them both with a javelin, Num 25:7, Num 25:8. Twenty-four thousand die of the plague, sent as a punishment for their iniquity, Num 25:9. The Lord grants to Phinehas a covenant of peace and an everlasting priesthood, Num 25:10-13. The name and quality of the Israelitish man and Midianitish woman, Num 25:14, Num 25:15. God commands the Israelites to vex and smite the Midianites, who had seduced them to the worship of Baal-peor, Num 25:16-18.