| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. | 1While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, |
| 2For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. | 2who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. |
| 3So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel. | 3So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them. |
| 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." | 4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.” |
| 5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor." | 5So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.” |
| 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. | 6Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
| 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, | 7On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, |
| 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. | 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, |
| 9Those who died by the plague were 24,000. | 9but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000. |
| 10Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 10Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 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. | 11“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal. |
| 12"Therefore say, 'Behold, I give him My covenant of peace; | 12Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace. |
| 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.'" | 13It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.” |
| 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. | 14The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family. |
| 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. | 15And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family. |
| 16Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 16And the LORD said to Moses, |
| 17"Be hostile to the Midianites and strike them; | 17“Attack the Midianites and strike them dead. |
| 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." | 18For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.” |
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