And Israelabodein Shittim, and the peoplebeganto commit whoredomwiththe daughtersof Moab. And they calledthe peopleunto the sacrificesof their gods: and the peopledid eat, and bowed downto their gods. And Israeljoined himselfunto Baal-peor: and the angerof the LORDwas kindledagainst Israel. And the LORDsaiduntoMoses, Takeallthe headsof the people, and hang them upbefore the LORDagainstthe sun, that the fierceangerof the LORDmay be turned awayfrom Israel. And Mosessaiduntothe judgesof Israel, Slayye every onehis menthat were joinedunto Baal-peor. And, behold, oneof the childrenof Israelcameand broughtuntohis brethrena Midianitish womanin the sightof Moses, and in the sightof allthe congregationof the childrenof Israel, who were weeping before the doorof the tabernacleof the congregation. And when Phinehas, the sonof Eleazar, the sonof Aaronthe priest, saw it , he rose upfrom amongthe congregation, and tooka javelinin his hand; And he wentafterthe manof Israelintothe tent, and thrustbothof them through, the manof Israel, and the womanthroughher belly. So the plaguewas stayedfromthe childrenof Israel. And those that diedin the plagueweretwentyand fourthousand. And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Phinehas, the sonof Eleazar, the sonof Aaronthe priest, hath turned my wrath awayfromthe childrenof Israel, while he was zealousfor my sakeamongthem, that I consumednotthe childrenof Israelin my jealousy. Whereforesay, Behold, I giveunto him my covenantof peace: And he shall haveit, and his seedafterhim, even the covenantof an everlastingpriesthood; becausehe was zealousfor his God, and made an atonementforthe childrenof Israel. Now the nameof the Israelitethat was slain even thatwas slainwiththe Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the sonof Salu, a princeof a chiefhouseamong the Simeonites. And the nameof the Midianitishwomanthat was slain was Cozbi, the daughterof Zur; he was headover a people, and of a chiefhousein Midian. And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Vexthe Midianites, and smitethem: Fortheyvexyou with their wiles, wherewiththey have beguiledyou inthe matterof Peor, and inthe matterof Cozbi, the daughterof a princeof Midian, their sister, which was slainin the dayof the plaguefor Peor's sake.