Numbers 25:17
15 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.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, 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 Peor’s sake.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.
- KJV
- Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
- WEB
- “Harass the Midianites, and strike them;
- ASV
- Vex the Midianites, and smite them;
- DARBY
- Harass the Midianites, and smite them,
- BLB
- “Harass the Midianites and strike them.
- ÅB
- Angrip midianittene og slå dem!
- OTB
- "Behandle midjanittene som fiender og angripe dem;
- B1930
- Angrip midianittene og slå dem!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 31:1–3
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Read in contextRevelation 18:6
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
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