Numbers 25:13

And he shall have it, and his zera after him, even the Brit Kehunat Olam; because he had kanous for Elohav, and made kapporah for the Bnei Yisroel.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

In Context

12Therefore say, Hineni, I am making unto him My Brit (Covenant) of Shalom;

14Now the shem of the ish Yisroel that was slain, even that was slain with the woman from Midyan, was Zimri ben Salu, a nasi of one of the beit avot from the tribe of Shim'on.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:30And it came to pass on the next day, that Moshe said unto HaAm, Ye have sinned a chata'ah gedolah; and now I will go up unto Hashem; perhaps I can make kapporah for your chattat.

Leviticus 15:15And the kohen shall sacrifice them, the one for a chattat, and the other for an olah (burnt offering); and the kohen shall make kapporah for him before Hashem for his discharge.

Numbers 17:12And Aharon took as Moshe commanded, and ran into the midst of the Kahal; and, hinei, the plague was begun among HaAm: and he offered ketoret, and made kapporah for HaAm.

1 Samuel 2:30Therefore Hashem Elohei Yisroel saith, I said indeed that thy Bais, and the Bais Avicha, should walk before Me ad olam (forever); but now Hashem saith, Be it far from Me; for them that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.

1 Kings 2:27So Sh'lomo thrust out Evyatar (Abiathar) from being Kohen unto Hashem; in order to fulfill the Devar Hashem, which He had spoken at Shiloh concerning the Bais Eli. + 2:27 See 1Sm 2:30-35

1 Kings 19:14And he said, 1 I have been very kina 1 for Hashem Elohei Tzivos; 1 because the Bnei Yisroel have forsaken Thy Brit (Covenant), + 19:14 i.e., Sinai Covenant 1 thrown down Thine mizbechot, 1 and slain Thy nevi'im with the cherev; 1 and I, even I only, am left; 1 and they seek my nefesh, to take it away.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:7-16

The Zeal of Phinehas. ( b. c. 1452.) 6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both… Read the whole commentary →

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