Numbers 25:18

16 And the LORD said to Moses,

17 “Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.

For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”

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.

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BSB
For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”
KJV
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.
WEB
for they harassed you with their wiles, wherein they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the incident regarding Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”
ASV
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 the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.
DARBY
for they have harassed 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, who was slain on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.
BLB
For they harassed you⁺ with their schemes by which they seduced you⁺ in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister who was killed in the day of the plague over the matter of Peor.”
ÅB
For de angrep dere med de svikefulle råd som de brukte mot dere, da det hendte dette med Peor og med Kosbi, deres søster, den midianittiske fyrstes datter, hun som ble drept dengang sotten kom over dere for Peors skyld.
OTB
for de har behandlet dere som fiender med sin svik, i hendelsen som involverte Peor og deres søster Kosbi, datter av en midjanittisk leder, som ble drept på dagen for pesten på grunn av Peor."
B1930
For de angrep eder med de svikefulle råd som de brukte mot eder, da det hendte dette med Peor og med Kosbi, deres søster, den midianittiske fyrstes datter, hun som blev drept dengang sotten kom over eder for Peors skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 2:14

    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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  • Genesis 26:10

    “What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

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  • Exodus 32:35

    And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.

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  • Genesis 3:13

    Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

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  • Numbers 31:15–16

    “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.

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  • 2 Peter 2:18

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

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  • 2 Peter 2:14–15

    Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

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