1 ¶ And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to fornicate with the daughters of Moab,

And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab.

2 w ho called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.

3 A nd Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

And Israel joined himself to Baal-Peor; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.

4 A nd the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the princes of the people and disjoint them before the LORD hanging them from a tree against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up to Jehovah before the sun, that the fierce anger of Jehovah may be turned away from Israel.

5 T hen Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.

6 ¶ Then, behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

And behold, a man of the children of Israel came and brought a Midianitish woman to his brethren, in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of the whole assembly of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, and rose up from among the assembly, and took a javelin in his hand,

8 a nd 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 belly. So the plague of the sons of Israel was stayed.

and he went after the man of Israel into the tent-chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. And the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

9 A nd those that died in that plague were twenty-four thousand.

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

10 T hen the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

11 P hinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the sons of Israel, being zealous for my sake among them, therefore I did not consume the sons of Israel in my jealousy.

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

12 B ecause of this say unto them, Behold, I establish my covenant of peace with him;

Therefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace!

13 a nd he shall have, and his seed after him, even the covenant of the everlasting priesthood because he was zealous for his God and reconciled the sons of Israel.

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.

14 N ow the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianite, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a family of the tribe of Simeon.

And the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, the prince of a father's house of the Simeonites.

15 A nd the name of the Midianite woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, prince of peoples, of the house of the father, in Midian.

And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was tribal head of a father's house in Midian.

16 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

17 D eclare war on the Midianites and smite them;

Harass the Midianites, and smite them,

18 f or they treated you as enemies with their wiles, with which they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.

for they have harassed you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.