Numbers 25:18

For they afflict you with their snares, with which they ensnare you; as by the occasion of Pheor, and by that of Kosbe, daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the pestilence in the matter of Pheor.

Targum Onkelos

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

17Punish the Midianites and slay them,

19And it came to pass after the plague,

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Cross References

Genesis 3:13And the Lord God said to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent led me astray, and I did eat.

Exodus 32:21And Mosheh said to Aharon, What did this people to thee, that thou hast brought upon them so great a sin?

Numbers 31:15And Mosheh said to them, Have you spared every woman?

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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