rsv Numbers:25:6-11-13
rsv@Numbers:25:6 @ And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Mid'ianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.
rsv@Numbers:25:7 @ When Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation, and took a spear in his hand
rsv@Numbers:25:8 @ and went after the man of Israel into the inner room, and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through her body. Thus the plague was stayed from the people of Israel.
rsv@Numbers:25:9 @ Nevertheless those that died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
rsv@Numbers:25:10 @ And the LORD said to Moses,
rsv@Numbers:25:11 @ "Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy.