Num 25:7-13 | NASB2020 | STEP | When Phinehas the son of Eleazar , the son of Aaron the priest , saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand ,

‏ Numbers 25:7-13

7 ^aWhen Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand, 8 and he went after the man of Israel into the inner room of the tent and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through the abdomen. ^bSo the plague on the sons of Israel was brought to a halt. 9 ^cBut those who died from the plague were twenty-four thousand in number.

The Zeal of Phinehas

10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11 “ ^dPhinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has averted My wrath from the sons of Israel in that he was ^{▼▼Or possibly zealous; i.e., impassioned}jealous with My ^{▼▼Or possibly anger}jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the sons of Israel ^gin My ^{▼▼Or possibly anger}jealousy. 12 Therefore say, ‘ ⁱBehold, I am giving him My ^jcovenant of peace; 13 and it shall be for him and for his ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants after him, a covenant of a ^lpermanent priesthood, because he was ^{▼▼Or possibly zealous; i.e., impassioned}jealous for his God and ⁿmade atonement for the sons of Israel.’”