<vn='1'>And <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="3427">abode</s> in <sn="7851">Shittim</s>, and the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="2490">began</s> to commit <sn="2181">whoredom</s><sn="413">with</s> the <sn="1323">daughters</s> of <sn="4124">Moab</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And they <sn="7121">called</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> unto the <sn="2077">sacrifices</s> of their <sn="430">gods</s>: and the <sn="5971">people</s> did <sn="398">eat</s>, and bowed <sn="7812">down</s> to their <sn="430">gods</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="3478">Israel</s> joined <sn="6775">himself</s> unto <sn="1187">Baal</s> -peor: and the <sn="639">anger</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> was <sn="2734">kindled</s> against <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="4872">Moses</s>, <sn="3947">Take</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="7218">heads</s> of the <sn="5971">people</s>, and hang them <sn="3363 *853">up</s> before the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5048">against</s> the <sn="8121">sun</s>, that the <sn="2740">fierce</s><sn="639">anger</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> may be turned <sn="7725">away</s> from <sn="4480 3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And <sn="4872">Moses</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="8199">judges</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="2026">Slay</s> ye every <sn="376">one</s> his <sn="582">men</s> that were <sn="6775">joined</s> unto <sn="1187">Baal</s> -peor. </v>
<vn='6'>And, <sn="2009">behold</s>, <sn="376">one</s> of the <sn="4480 1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="935">came</s> and <sn="7126">brought</s><sn="413">unto</s> his <sn="251">brethren</s><sn="*853"></s> a Midianitish <sn="4084">woman</s> in the <sn="5869">sight</s> of <sn="4872">Moses</s>, and in the <sn="5869">sight</s> of <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5712">congregation</s> of the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="1992">who</s> were <sn="1058">weeping</s> before the <sn="6607">door</s> of the <sn="168">tabernacle</s> of the <sn="4150">congregation</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And when <sn="6372">Phinehas</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="499">Eleazar</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="175">Aaron</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s>, <sn="7200">saw</s> it, he rose <sn="6965">up</s> from <sn="4480 8432">among</s> the <sn="5712">congregation</s>, and <sn="3947">took</s> a <sn="7420">javelin</s> in his <sn="3027">hand</s>; </v>
<vn='8'>And he <sn="935">went</s><sn="310">after</s> the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="6898">tent</s>, and <sn="1856">thrust</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="8147">both</s> of them through, <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, and the <sn="802">woman</s><sn="413">through</s> her <sn="6897">belly</s>. So the <sn="4046">plague</s> was <sn="6113">stayed</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And those that <sn="4191">died</s> in the <sn="4046">plague</s><sn="1961">were</s><sn="6242">twenty</s> and <sn="702">four</s><sn="505">thousand</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="4872">Moses</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='11'><sn="6372">Phinehas</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="499">Eleazar</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="175">Aaron</s> the <sn="3548">priest</s>, hath turned my wrath <sn="7725 *853 2534">away</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, while he was <sn="7065">zealous</s> for my <sn="854 7068">sake</s><sn="8432">among</s> them, that I <sn="3615">consumed</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> in my <sn="7068">jealousy</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="3651">Wherefore</s><sn="559">say</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, I <sn="5414">give</s> unto him <sn="*853"></s> my <sn="1285">covenant</s> of <sn="7965">peace</s>: </v>
<vn='13'>And he shall <sn="1961">have</s> it, and his <sn="2233">seed</s><sn="310">after</s> him, even the <sn="1285">covenant</s> of an <sn="5769">everlasting</s><sn="3550">priesthood</s>; <sn="8478 834">because</s> he was <sn="7065">zealous</s> for his <sn="430">God</s>, and made an <sn="3722">atonement</s><sn="5921">for</s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>Now the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="376 3478">Israelite</s> that was <sn="5221">slain</s> even <sn="834">that</s> was <sn="5221">slain</s><sn="854">with</s> the Midianitish <sn="4084">woman</s>, was <sn="2174">Zimri</s>, the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5543">Salu</s>, a <sn="5387">prince</s> of a <sn="1">chief</s><sn="1004">house</s> among the <sn="8099">Simeonites</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="4084">Midianitish</s><sn="802">woman</s> that was <sn="5221">slain</s> was <sn="3579">Cozbi</s>, the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of <sn="6698">Zur</s>; <sn="1931">he</s> was <sn="7218">head</s> over a <sn="523">people</s>, and of a <sn="1">chief</s><sn="1004">house</s> in <sn="4080">Midian</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="4872">Moses</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='17'><sn="6887">Vex</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4084">Midianites</s>, and <sn="5221">smite</s> them: </v>
<vn='18'><sn="3588">For</s><sn="1992">they</s><sn="6887">vex</s> you with their <sn="5231">wiles</s>, <sn="834">wherewith</s> they have <sn="5230">beguiled</s> you <sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="1697">matter</s> of <sn="6465">Peor</s>, and <sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="1697">matter</s> of <sn="3579">Cozbi</s>, the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of a <sn="5387">prince</s> of <sn="4080">Midian</s>, their <sn="269">sister</s>, which was <sn="5221">slain</s> in the <sn="3117">day</s> of the <sn="4046">plague</s> for Peor's <sn="5921 1697 6465">sake</s>. </v>