Matthew Henry · Verses 6–15
Phinehas, in the courage of zeal and faith, executed vengeance on Zimri and Cozbi. This act can never be an example for private revenge, or religious persecution, or for irregular public vengeance.
Numbers 25:8
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.
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WEBBE
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 stopped amongst the children of Israel.
BSB
followed the Israelite into the 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,
KJV
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.
ASV
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.
BBE
And went after the man of Israel into the tent, driving the spear through the two of them, through the man of Israel and through the stomach of the woman. So the disease was stopped among the children of Israel.
Original Hebrew
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וַיָּבֹא
vai·ya·vo'
and he went
H935
אַחַר
'a·char
after
H310
אִישׁ־
'ish-
[the] man of
H376
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
H3478
אֶל־
'el-
into
H413
הַקֻּבָּה
ha·ku·bah
the tent
H6898
וַיִּדְקֹר
vai·yid·kor
and he pierced through
H1856
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
H853
שְׁנֵיהֶם
she·nei·hem
both of them
H8147
אֵת
'et
(marks the object)
H853
אִישׁ
'ish
[the] man of
H376
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
H3478
וְאֶת־
ve·'et
and (marks the object)
H853
הָאִשָּׁה
ha·'i·shah
the woman
H802
אֶל־
'el-
into
H413
קֳבָתָהּ
koa·tah
belly her
H6897
וַתֵּעָצַר
va·te·'a·tzar
and it was restrained
H6113
הַמַּגֵּפָה
ha·ma·ge·fah
the plague
H4046
מֵעַל
me·'al
from on
H5921
בְּנֵי
be·nei
[the] people of
H1121
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
H3478
Commentary
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