Num 25:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 25:7-9: 25:7-9 Phinehas, acting as a representative of the priestly family, killed Zimri and Cozbi with one thrust of a spear (25:7-8 ), which probably indicates that they were engaged in sexual intercourse. Phinehas’s zeal stopped the plague (25:1-3 ).

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‏ Numbers 25:7-8

Summary for Num 25:7-9: 25:7-9 ^a Phinehas, acting as a representative of the priestly family, killed Zimri and Cozbi with one thrust of a spear (25:7-8 ^b), which probably indicates that they were engaged in sexual intercourse. Phinehas’s zeal stopped the plague (25:1-3 ^c).