Numbers:25

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* And Israel abode in Shittim , and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab Mow #ab #. * And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods : and the people did eat , and bowed down to their gods . * And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor Ba #al P @#owr #: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel Yisra #el #. * And the LORD said unto Moses , Take all the heads of the people , and hang them up before the LORD against the sun , that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel Yisra #el #. * And Moses said unto the judges of Israel Yisra #el #, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor Ba #al P @#owr #. * 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 Yisra #el #, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation mow #ed #. * And when Phinehas , the son of Eleazar #El #azar #, the son of Aaron the priest , saw it , he rose up from among the congregation , and took a javelin in his hand ; * And he went after the man of Israel into the tent , and thrust both of them through , the man of Israel Yisra #el #, and the woman through her belly . So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel Yisra #el #. * And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand . * And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying , * Phinehas , the son of Eleazar #El #azar #, the son of Aaron the priest , hath turned # my wrath away from the children of Israel Yisra #el #, while he was zealous for my sake among them , that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy qin #ah #. * Wherefore say , Behold , I give unto him my covenant 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 atonement for the children of Israel Yisra #el #. * Now the name of the Israelite that was slain , even that was slain with the Midianitish woman , was Zimri , the son of Salu , a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites Shim #oniy #. * And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi , the daughter of Zur ; he was head over a people , and of a chief house in Midian . * And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying , * Vex the Midianites , and smite them : * For they vex you with their wiles , wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor P @#owr #, 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 Peors sake .

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