Numbers 25:17

Be hostile toward the Midyanim, and strike them;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

In Context

16And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

18For they are hostile toward you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Pe'or, and in the matter of Kozbi bat Nasi Midyan, their achot, which was slain in the yom of the maggefah that resulted from Pe'or.

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Cross References

Numbers 31:1And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

Judges 6:1And the Bnei Yisroel did evil in the sight of Hashem; Hashem delivered them into the yad Midyan + 6:1 See Gn 25:2 sheva shanim.

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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