1 I srael settled down and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab,

Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.

2 W ho invited the to the sacrifices of their gods, and ate and bowed down to Moab’s gods.

They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

3 S o Israel joined himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.

So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel.

4 A nd the Lord said to Moses, Take all the leaders or chiefs of the people, and hang them before the Lord in the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and hang the offenders before the Lord, out in the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.”

5 A nd Moses said to the judges of Israel, Each one of you slay his men who joined themselves to Baal of Peor.

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.”

6 A nd behold, one of the Israelites came and brought to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and of all the congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

And indeed, one of the children of Israel came and presented to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

7 A nd when Phinehas 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

Now when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand;

8 A nd went after the man of Israel into the inner room and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her body. Then the plague was stayed from the Israelites.

and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel.

9 N evertheless those who died in the plague were 24, 000.

And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.

10 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

11 P hinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the Israelites, in that he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My jealousy.

“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal.

12 T herefore say, Behold, I give to Phinehas the priest My covenant of peace.

Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace;

13 A nd he shall have it, and his descendants after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.

and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’”

14 N ow the man of Israel who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a head of a father’s house among the Simeonites.

Now the name of the Israelite who was killed, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s house among the Simeonites.

15 A nd the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi daughter of Zur; he was head of a father’s house in Midian.

And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a father’s house in Midian.

16 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

17 P rovoke hostilities with the Midianites and attack them,

“Harass the Midianites, and attack them;

18 F or they harass you with their wiles with which they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.

for they harassed you with their schemes by which they seduced you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed in the day of the plague because of Peor.”