Numbers 25:14
12 Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.
13 It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
15 And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
16 And the LORD said to Moses,
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- BSB
- The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
- ASV
- Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers` house among the Simeonites.
- DARBY
- And the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, the prince of a father's house of the Simeonites.
- BLB
- And the name of the man of Israel who was killed, who was killed with the Midianitess, [was] Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a house of a father of the Simeonite.
- ÅB
- Men navnet på den drepte israelittiske mann, han som ble drept sammen med den midianittiske kvinne, var Simri, sønn av Salu, høvding for en familie blant simeonittene;
- OTB
- Navnet på den israelittiske mannen som ble drept med den midjanittiske kvinnen, var Simri, sønn av Salu, en leder for en familie blant simeonittene.
- B1930
- Men navnet på den drepte israelittiske mann, han som blev drept sammen med den midianittiske kvinne, var Simri, sønn av Salu, høvding for en familie blandt simeonittene;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 26:14
These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
Read in contextNumbers 25:4–5
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
Read in contextNumbers 1:23
those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
Read in context2 Chronicles 19:7
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
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