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Numbers

Tells about the Israelites' 40 years in the desert, including their travels and the census of their tribes.

Chapter 25

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KJV: And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

Geneva: Nowe whiles Israel abode in Shittim, the people began to commit whoredome with the daughters of Moab:

KJV: And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

Geneva: Which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their gods, and the people ate, & bowed downe to their gods.

KJV: And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

Geneva: And Israel coupled himselfe vnto Baal Peor: wherefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel:

KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

Geneva: And the Lord sayde vnto Moses, Take all the heades of the people, and hang them vp before the Lord against ye sunne, that the indignation of the Lords wrath may be turned fro Israel.

KJV: And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

Geneva: Then Moses sayd vnto the Iudges of Israel, Euery one slay his men that were ioyned vnto Baal Peor.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought vnto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the Congregation of the children of Israel, who wept before the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

KJV: 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;

Geneva: And when Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest sawe it, hee rose vp from the middes of the Congregation, & tooke a speare in his hand,

KJV: And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

Geneva: And followed ye man of Israel into the tent, and thrust them both through: to wit, the man of Israel, and the woman, through her belly: so the plague ceased from the children of Israel.

KJV: And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

Geneva: And there died in that plague, foure and twentie thousand.

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Geneva: Then the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

KJV: Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

Geneva: Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar, the sonne of Aaron the Priest, hath turned mine anger away from the children of Israel, while hee was zealous for my sake among them: therefore I haue not consumed the children of Israel in my ielousie.

KJV: Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:

Geneva: Wherefore say to him, Beholde, I giue vnto him my couenant of peace,

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And he shal haue it, and his seede after him, euen the couenant of the priestes office for euer, because he was zealous for his God, & hath made an atonement for the children of Israel.

KJV: Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

Geneva: And the name of the Israelite thus slayne, which was killed with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri the sonne of Salu, prince of the familie of the Simeonites.

KJV: And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.

Geneva: And the name of the Midianitish woman, that was slayne, was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was head ouer the people of his fathers house in Midian.

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Geneva: Againe ye Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

KJV: Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

Geneva: Vexe the Midianites, and smite them:

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.

Geneva: For they trouble you with their wiles, wherewith they haue beguiled you as concerning Peor, & as concerning their sister Cozbi ye daughter of a prince of Midian, which was slayne in the day of the plague because of Peor.

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