NUM 25

Numbers 25:18

WEB

for they harassed you with their wiles, wherein they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the incident regarding Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”

BSB

For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”

KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

Verses 16–18

Numbers 25:16–18

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 them, and punished them with the sword of an enemy, not with the rod of a father. 1. Moses, though the meekest man, and far from a spirit of revenge, is ordered to vex the Midianites and smite them, Num 25:17. Note, We must set ourselves against that, whatever it is, which is an occasion of sin to us, though it be a right eye or a right hand that thus offends us, Mat 5:29, Mat 5:30. This is that holy indignation and revenge which godly sorrow worketh, Co2 7:11. 2. The reason given for the meditating of this revenge is because they vex you with their wiles, Num 25:18. Note, Whatever draws us to sin should be a vexation to us, as a thorn in the flesh. The mischief which the Midianites did to Israel by enticing them to whoredom must be remembered and punished with as much severity as that which the Amalekites did in fighting with them when they came out of Egypt, Exo 17:14. God will certainly reckon with those that do the devil's work in tempting men to sin. See further orders given in this matter, Num 31:2.

Cross-references: Num 25:17 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · 2Cor 7:11 · Num 25:18 · Exod 17:14 · Num 31:2

Hebrew interlinear

לָכֶ֔םlakhemprep + suffix · pronominal · 2nd · masc · plur
לָכֶ֖םlakhemprep + suffix · pronominal · 2nd · masc · plur

H3588

כִּיkîy/kee/

conj — relative conjunction

Derivation: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

KJV: and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

כִּי

conj — that

כִּי conj. that, for, when

1. that

2.

a. Of time, when, of the past

b. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

c. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

3. Because, since

כִּי אם־

relative conjunction

כִּי אם־

1. each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

a. that if

b. for if

2. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

a. limiting the prec. clause, except

b. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

c. after an oath, surely

כִּי עַל כֵּן

forasmuch as

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

H6887

צָרַרtsârar/tsaw-rar'/

v — cramp

Derivation: a primitive root;

to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

KJV: adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

צוּר

vb — confine

צוּר vb. confine, bind, besiege

צָרַר

vb. denom — suffer distress

[צָרַר] vb. denom. Hiph. suffer distress

צָרַר

vb. denom — make a rival-wife

[צָרַר] vb. denom. make a rival-wife;—Qal Lv 18:18

צָרַר

vb — bind

צָרַר vb. bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped

A. trans.

Qal bind or tie up

Pu. tied up (mended by tying)

B. intrans.

Qal be scant, cramped, in straits

Hiph. make narrow for, press hard upon, cause distress to

צָרַר

vb — shew hostility toward

צָרַר vb. shew hostility toward, vex

H1992

הֵםhêm/haym/

p — they

Derivation: or (prolonged) הֵמָּה; masculine plural from 1931;

they (only used when emphatic)

KJV: it, like, × (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, × so, × such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

הֵ֫מָּה

pron — they

הֵ֫מָּה and הֵם (without appreciable distinction in usage, except prob. in so far as the longer or shorter form was better adapted to the rhythm of particular sentences) pron. 3 pl. masc. they

H5231

נֵכֶלnêkel/nay'-kel/

n-m — deceit

Derivation: from 5230;

deceit

KJV: wile.

נֵ֫כֶל

n.[m.] — wiliness

[נֵ֫כֶל] n.[m.] wiliness, craft, knavery;—only Nu 25:18

H834

אֲשֶׁרʼăsher/ash-er'/

r — who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Derivation: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

KJV: × after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

אֲשֶׁר

part. of relation — who

אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause.

בַאֲשֶׁר

adv — in which

בַאֲשֶׁר

a. in (that) which

b. adv. in (the place) where

c. conj. in that, inasmuch as

d. on account of whom?

כַּאֲשֶׁר

conj — according as

כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when

1. according to that which, according as, as

2. with a causal force, in so far as, since

3. with a temporal force, when

מֵאֲשֶׁר

adv — who

מֵאֲשֶׁר

a. from (or than) that which

b. adv. from (the place) where

c. conj. from (the fact) that …, since

H5230

נָכַלnâkal/naw-kal'/

v — defraud, act treacherously

Derivation: a primitive root;

to defraud, i.e. act treacherously

KJV: beguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.

נָכַל

vb — be crafty

[נָכַל] vb. be crafty, deceitful, knavish

Qal Pt. knave

Pi. their wiles with which they beguiled you

Hithp. they knavishly planned against him; to deal knavishly with

H5921

עַלʻal/al/

prep — above, over, upon, against

Derivation: properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

KJV: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.

כִּי עַל כֵּן

forasmuch as

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

עַל

subst — above

עַל, עָ֑ל

I. subst. height

II. As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed

a.

(a). of clothing, etc., which any one wears

(b). With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

b. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

c. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

d. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

e. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

f. Of the ground or basis, on which a thing is done

2. It expresses excess

3. It denotes elevation or pre-eminence

4. It expresses addition

5. It expresses the idea of being extended, or suspended over anything, without however being in contact with it, above, over

6. From the sense of inclining or impending over, על comes to denote contiguity or proximity, Engl. by (or sts. on)

7. In connection with verbs of motion (actual or fig.)

8. By writers of the silver age, על is sts. used with the force of a dative

9. With other particles:

III. As conj.

a. עַל אֲשֶׁר because that

b. עַל כִּי similar in meaning, but less frequent

c. עַל alone:

(a). because

(b). notwithstanding that, although

IV. Compounds:

1. with כְּ (rare and late)

a. as concerning, as upon

b. the like of their deeds is the like of (that which) he will repay

2. מֵעַל from upon, from over, from by

H1697

דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/

n-m — word, matter, spoken, thing, cause

Derivation: from 1696;

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

KJV: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.

דָּבָר

n.m — speech

דָּבָר 1439 n.m. speech, word

I. sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken

II. sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse

III. sg. a word, words

IV. sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks

H6465

פְּעוֹרPᵉʻôwr/peh-ore'/

n-pr — Peör

Derivation: from 6473; a gap; also 1187)

Peör, a mountain East of Jordan; Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped there

KJV: Peor. See also 1047.

פְּעוֹר

n.pr — Peor. See also

פְּעוֹר n.pr.

1. mont. in Moab

2. dei (appar.)

H3579

כֹּזְבִיKôzᵉbîy/koz-bee'/

n-pr-f — Cozbi

Derivation: from 3576; false;

Cozbi, a Midianitess

KJV: Cozbi.

כָּזְבִי

n.pr.f — Cozbi

כָּזְבִי n.pr.f. a woman of Midian

H1323

בַּתbath/bath/

n-f — daughter

Derivation: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121);

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, × first, × old, owl, town, village.

בַּת

n.f — daughter

בַּת 587 n.f. daughter

1. daughter, female child

2. young women, women

3. with name of city, land, or people, poet. personif. of that city or inhabitants

4. pl. = villages, after name of city

5. in phrases denoting character, quality, etc.

6. ostrich

7. fig.

8. of vine = branch

9. as n. relat.

H5387

נָשִׂיאnâsîyʼ/naw-see'/

n-m — exalted, king, sheik, mist

Derivation: or נָשִׂא; from 5375;

properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist

KJV: captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.

נָשִׂיא

n.[m.] — rising mist

[נָשִׂיא] n.[m.] rising mist, vapour

נָשִׂיא

n.m — one lifted up

נָשִׂיא 128 n.m. one lifted up, i.e. a chief prince

H4080

מִדְיָןMidyân/mid-yawn'/

n-pr-m n-pr-loc — Midjan

Derivation: the same as 4079;

Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants

KJV: Midian, Midianite.

מִדְיָן

n.pr.m — Midian

מִדְיָן n.pr.m.

1. son of Abraham and Keturah

2. an Arabian tribe

3. the land of Midian; land on Ælanitic gulf

H269

אָחוֹתʼâchôwth/aw-khoth'/

n-f — sister

Derivation: irregular feminine of 251;

a sister (used very widely [like 251], literally and figuratively)

KJV: (an-) other, sister, together.

אָחוֹת

n.f — sister

אָחוֹת 114 n.f. sister

1. sister

2. = beloved

3. symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem

4. fig. of intimate connection

5. another

H5221

נָכָהnâkâh/naw-kaw'/

v — strike

Derivation: a primitive root;

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

KJV: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), × go forward, × indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, × surely, wound.

נָכָה

vb — smite

[נָכָה] 501 vb. smite (not in Qal)

Niph. and he shall be smitten [struck by weapon in battle] and die

Pu. both be smitten down by the hail

Hiph.

1.

a. lit., smite (with a single, non-fatal, blow), strike

b. smite repeatedly, beat a man

c. and they clapped hands (in applause)

d. give a thrust (with fork) into pot; strike roots

e. rarely smite (in battle) so as (merely) to wound

f. smite, of sun

2. Smite fatally

3. Smite = attack, attack and destroy a company

4. Of God

a. smite with a plague, disease, etc.

b. smite = chastise, or send judgment upon

c. of God’s destroying palaces

Hoph. be smitten

H3117

יוֹםyôwm/yome/

n-m — day

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be hot;

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

KJV: age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.

יוֹם

n.m — day

יוֹם 2285 n.m. day

1. day, opp. night

2. Day as division of time

3. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

4. Pl. days of anyone

5. Days

6. יוֹם = time

7. Phrases

H4046

מַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh/mag-gay-faw'/

n-f — pestilence, defeat

Derivation: from 5062;

a pestilence; by analogy, defeat

KJV: (× be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.

מַגֵּפָה

n.f — blow

מַגֵּפָה n.f. blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence

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