And Israel{H3478} abode{H3427} in Shittim;{H7851} and the people{H5971} began{H2490} to play the harlot{H2181} with the daughters{H1323} of Moab:{H4124}

for they called{H7121} the people{H5971} unto the sacrifices{H2077} of their gods;{H430} and the people{H5971} did eat,{H398} and bowed down{H7812} to their gods.{H430}

And Israel{H3478} joined{H6775} himself unto Baal-peor:{H1187} and the anger{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} was kindled{H2734} against Israel.{H3478}

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Take{H3947} all the chiefs{H7218} of the people,{H5971} and hang them up{H3363} unto Jehovah{H3068} before{H5048} the sun,{H8121} that the fierce{H2740} anger{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} may turn away{H7725} from Israel.{H3478}

And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto the judges{H8199} of Israel,{H3478} Slay{H2026} ye every{H376} one{H376} his men{H582} that have joined{H6775} themselves unto Baal-peor.{H1187}

And, behold, one{H376} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} came{H935} and brought{H7126} unto his brethren{H251} a Midianitish woman{H4084} in the sight{H5869} of Moses,{H4872} and in the sight{H5869} of all the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} while they were weeping{H1058} at the door{H6607} of the tent{H168} of meeting.{H4150}

And when Phinehas,{H6372} the son{H1121} of Eleazar,{H499} the son{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest,{H3548} saw{H7200} it, he rose up{H6965} from the midst{H8432} of the congregation,{H5712} and took{H3947} a spear{H7420} in his hand;{H3027}

and he went{H935} after{H310} the man{H376} of Israel{H3478} into the pavilion,{H6898} and thrust{H1856} both{H8147} of them through, the man{H376} of Israel,{H3478} and the woman{H802} through{H413} her body.{H6897} So the plague{H4046} was stayed{H6113} from the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}

And those that died{H4191} by the plague{H4046} were twenty{H6242} and four{H702} thousand.{H505}

And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559}

Phinehas,{H6372} the son{H1121} of Eleazar,{H499} the son{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest,{H3548} hath turned{H7725} my wrath{H2534} away{H7725} from the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} in that he was jealous{H7065} with my jealousy{H7068} among{H8432} them, so that I consumed{H3615} not the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} in my jealousy.{H7068}

Wherefore say,{H559} Behold, I give{H5414} unto him my covenant{H1285} of peace:{H7965}

and it shall be unto him, and to his seed{H2233} after{H310} him, the covenant{H1285} of an everlasting{H5769} priesthood;{H3550} because{H834} he was jealous{H7065} for his God,{H430} and made atonement{H3722} for the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}

Now the name{H8034} of the man of Israel{H376} that was slain,{H5221} who was slain{H5221} with the Midianitish woman,{H4084} was Zimri,{H2174} the son{H1121} of Salu,{H5543} a prince{H5387} of a fathers'{H1} house{H1004} among the Simeonites.{H8099}

And the name{H8034} of the Midianitish{H4084} woman{H802} that was slain{H5221} was Cozbi,{H3579} the daughter{H1323} of Zur;{H6698} he was head{H7218} of the people{H523} of a fathers'{H1} house{H1004} in Midian.{H4080}

And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559}

Vex{H6887} the Midianites,{H4084} and smite{H5221} them;

for they vex{H6887} you with their wiles,{H5231} wherewith they have beguiled{H5230} you in the matter{H1697} of Peor,{H6465} and in the matter{H1697} of Cozbi,{H3579} the daughter{H1323} of the prince{H5387} of Midian,{H4080} their sister,{H269} who was slain{H5221} on the day{H3117} of the plague{H4046} in the matter{H1697} of Peor.{H6465}