Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together, to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel. Paul reckons only 23,000: Moses includes in the 24,000 he names, the 1000 men who were slain in consequence of the judicial examination, as well as the 23,000 who died of the plague; while Paul only refers to the latter. Numbers 25:4,5 Said to Moses: Take all the princes of the people, and hang them up on gibbets against the sun: that my fury may be turned away from Israel. . . . Numbers 16:49,50 And the number of them that were slain was fourteen thousand and seven hundred men, besides them that had perished in the sedition of Core. . . . Deuteronomy 4:3,4 Your eyes have seen all that the Lord hath done against Beelphegor, how he hath destroyed all his worshippers from among you. . . . 1 Corinthians 10:8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them that committed fornication: and there fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Context The Zeal of Phinehas…7And when Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest saw it, he rose up from the midst of the multitude, and taking a dagger, 8Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together, to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel.9And there were slain four and twenty thousand men.… Cross References Numbers 16:46 Moses said to Aaron: Take the censer, and putting fire in it from the altar, put incense upon it, and go quickly to the people to pray for them: for already wrath is gone out from the Lord, and the plague rageth. Psalm 106:30 Then Phinees stood up, and pacified him: and the slaughter ceased. Malachi 2:5 My covenant was with him of life and peace: and I gave him fear: and he feared me, and he was afraid before my name. Lexicon followedוַ֠יָּבֹא (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go the Israelite יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to his tent, הַקֻּבָּ֗ה (haq·qub·bāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6898: A large vaulted tent and drove [the spear] through וַיִּדְקֹר֙ (way·yiḏ·qōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1856: To stab, to starve, to revile both of them— שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם (šə·nê·hem) Number - mdc | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) through the Israelite יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and on through אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the belly קֳבָתָ֑הּ (qo·ḇā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6897: The abdomen of the woman. הָאִשָּׁ֖ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female So the plague הַמַּגֵּפָ֔ה (ham·mag·gê·p̄āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence against מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son was halted, וַתֵּֽעָצַר֙ (wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble Additional Translations followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. and went in after the Israelitish man into the chamber, and pierced them both through, both the Israelitish man, and the woman through her womb; and the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. and he went after the man of Israel into the tent-chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. And the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly: So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. and goeth in after the man of Israel unto the hollow place, and pierceth them both, the man of Israel and the woman -- unto her belly, and the plague is restrained from the sons of Israel; Jump to Previous Belly Body Chamber Checked Children Disease Driving Drove Hollow Inner Israel Israelite Israelites Pavilion Pierced Plague Room Spear Stomach Stopped Tent Thrust Woman'sJump to Next Belly Body Chamber Checked Children Disease Driving Drove Hollow Inner Israel Israelite Israelites Pavilion Pierced Plague Room Spear Stomach Stopped Tent Thrust Woman'sExternal Links Numbers 25:8 NIVNumbers 25:8 NLT Numbers 25:8 ESV Numbers 25:8 NASB Numbers 25:8 ASV Numbers 25:8 Bible Apps Numbers 25:8 Biblia Paralela Numbers 25:8 Chinese Bible Numbers 25:8 French Bible Numbers 25:8 German Bible Alphabetical: after against and body both checked drove followed He into Israel Israelite Israelites man of on pierced plague So sons spear stopped tent the them Then through was went woman woman's OT Law: Numbers 25:8 And he went after the man (Nu Num.) 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