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Numbers 25:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 25:8

Verse 8 of 18

Scripture focus

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.

Numbers 25:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 25:8

Theological / Devotional

The tent. The word here translated “tent” is not used elsewhere in the OT, and its meaning is therefore somewhat uncertain. It may refer to the inner part of the main tent, to which the women of the household would retire. Others suggest that it may refer to special tents erected by the Israelites when they joined with the Moabites and Midianites in the idolatrous worship of Baal.

So the plague was stayed. The indignation of Phinehas, translated into action, pleased the Lord (v. 11), and the plague was stayed. The zealous indignation of Phinehas became an example for later generations (1 Macc. 2:26; 4 Macc. 18:12).

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