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* And Israel abode in Shittim , and the people began to commit whoredom with the (note :)With the women .(:note ) daughters of Moab . * Which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their gods , and the people ate , &amp ; bowed downe to their gods . * And Israel (note :)Worshipped the idol of the Moabites , which was in the hill Peor .(:note ) joined himself unto Baalpeor : and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel . * And the LORD said unto Moses , Take all the heads of the people , and hang them up before the LORD (note :)Openly in the sight of all .(:note ) against the sun , that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel . * And Moses said unto the judges of Israel , Slay ye every one his (note :)Let him execute those that are under his charge .(:note ) men that were joined unto Baalpeor . * And , behold , one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses , and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel , (note :)Repenting that they had offended God .(:note ) who [were ] weeping [before ] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation . * And when Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest sawe it , hee rose vp from the middes of the Congregation , &amp ; tooke a speare in his hand , * And followed ye man of Israel into the tent , and thrust them both through : to wit , the man of Israel , and the woman , through her belly : so the plague ceased from the children of Israel . * And there died in that plague , foure and twentie thousand . * Then the Lord spake vnto Moses , saying , * Phinehas , the son of Eleazar , the son of Aaron the priest , hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel , while he (note :)He was zealous to maintain my glory .(:note ) was zealous for my sake among them , that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy . * Wherefore say to him , Beholde , I giue vnto him my couenant of peace , * And he shall have it , and his seed after him , [even ] the covenant of an everlasting priesthood ; because he was zealous for his God , and made an (note :)He has pacified God 's wrath .(:note ) atonement for the children of Israel . * And the name of the Israelite thus slayne , which was killed with the Midianitish woman , was Zimri the sonne of Salu , prince of the familie of the Simeonites . * And the name of the Midianitish woman , that was slayne , was Cozbi the daughter of Zur , who was head ouer the people of his fathers house in Midian . * Againe ye Lord spake vnto Moses , saying , * Vexe the Midianites , and smite them : * For they vex you with their (note :)Causing you to commit both corporal and spiritual fornication by Balaam 's counsel , ( Num_31:16 ; Rev_2:14 ).(:note ) 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 , which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor 's sake .

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