Numbers 25:18

for they are enemies to you by the treachery wherein they ensnare you through Peor, and through Cozbi their sister, daughter of a prince of Midian, who was smitten in the day of the plague because of Peor.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17Plague the Midianites as enemies, and smite them,

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Cross References

Genesis 3:13And the Lord God said to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me and I ate.

Exodus 32:21And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought upon them a great sin?

Numbers 31:15And Moses said to them, Why have ye saved every female alive?

Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:17-18

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 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. God had punished the Israelites for their sin with a plague; as a Father he corrected his own children with a rod. But we read not that any of the Midianites died of the plague; God took another course with… Read the whole commentary →

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