(A)When 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, and he went after the man of Israel into the [a]tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the [b]body. (B)So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked. (C)Those who died by the plague were 24,000.

The Zeal of Phinehas

10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11 (D)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 (E)in My jealousy. 12 Therefore say, ‘(F)Behold, I give him My (G)covenant of peace; 13 and it shall be for him and his [c]descendants after him, a covenant of a (H)perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and (I)made atonement for the sons of Israel.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 25:8 Or inner rooms
  2. Numbers 25:8 Or belly
  3. Numbers 25:13 Lit seed

When Phinehas(A) son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear(B) in his hand and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;(C) but those who died in the plague(D) numbered 24,000.(E)

10 The Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.(F) Since he was as zealous for my honor(G) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace(H) with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood,(I) because he was zealous(J) for the honor(K) of his God and made atonement(L) for the Israelites.”(M)

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33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him [a]at Gibeah of (A)Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:33 Or on the hill

33 And Eleazar son of Aaron(A) died and was buried at Gibeah,(B) which had been allotted to his son Phinehas(C) in the hill country(D) of Ephraim.

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30 Then Phinehas (A)stood up and interposed,
And so the (B)plague was stayed.

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30 But Phinehas(A) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.(B)

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