Numbers 25:11
in Numbers 25“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
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ASV
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
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.
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This verse in Numbers 25
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Hath turned my wrath away - The signal example thus made of a leading offender by Phinehas was accepted by God as an expiation (literally in Num 25:13 “covering;” see the note at the typical significance Lev 1:4), and the exterminating wrath which had gone forth against the whole people was arrested Psa 106:30. The act of Phinehas must be regarded as exceptional.
This site's exposition
has turned My wrath away
on Numbers 25:11-12
Phinehas receives "My covenant of peace" for a zeal that verse 11 calls God's own, "My zeal". Malachi 2:5 joins the same pair for Levi: "My covenant with him was one of life and peace".
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,....
So much does God delight in showing mercy that he is well pleased with those that are instrumental in turning away his wrath. This is the best service we can do to our people; and we may contribute something towards it by our prayers, and by our endeavours in our places to bring the wickedness of the wicked to an end. (2.) The priesthood is entailed by covenant upon his family.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Phinehas . . . hath turned my wrath away--This assurance was a signal mark of honor that the stain of blood, instead of defiling, confirmed him in office and that his posterity should continue as long as the national existence of Israel.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פִּֽינְחָ֨ס | pinchas | Phinehas | H6372 → | 25 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶלְעָזָ֜ר | ʾelazar | Eleazar | H499 → | 72 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֣ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֗ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הֵשִׁ֤יב | heshiv | he has turned back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֲמָתִי֙ | chamati | rage my | H2534 → | |
| מֵעַ֣ל | meal | from against | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּקַנְא֥וֹ | bekano | because was zealous he | H7065 → | 34 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קִנְאָתִ֖י | kinati | zeal my | H7068 → | 43 times |
| בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | betokham | in midst of them | H8432 → | 418 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| כִלִּ֥יתִי | khiliti | I made an end of | H3615 → | 208 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃ | bekinati | in zeal my | H7068 → | 43 times |
פִּֽינְחָ֨סPhinehas
pinchasH6372 →25 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֶלְעָזָ֜רEleazar
ʾelazarH499 →72 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֣ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הֵשִׁ֤יבhe has turned back
heshivH7725 →1056 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חֲמָתִי֙rage my
chamatiH2534 →
מֵעַ֣לfrom against
mealH5921 →5755 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּקַנְא֥וֹbecause was zealous he
bekanoH7065 →34 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קִנְאָתִ֖יzeal my
kinatiH7068 →43 times
בְּתוֹכָ֑םin midst of them
betokhamH8432 →418 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
כִלִּ֥יתִיI made an end of
khilitiH3615 →208 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּקִנְאָתִֽי׃in zeal my
bekinatiH7068 →43 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will…
it leads to
- Romans 10:19
I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”
- Romans 9:25
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
- Romans 11:11–14
I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
- 1 Kings 16:26
For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless…
- 1 Kings 16:13
This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
- Romans 10:19
Through
1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:21
They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 32:21
Through
Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He…
it leads to
- Zephaniah 3:8
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger.…
- Zephaniah 3:8
Through
Psalms 78:58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:22
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 10:22
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExodus eraAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the…
- PersonWildernessEleazarAaron's third son who succeeded him as high priest on Mount Hor, founding the line that runs to Phinehas and Zadok.
- PersonWildernessPhinehasGrandson of Aaron whose zeal at Baal-Peor stayed the plague and secured "my covenant of peace… an everlasting priesthood."
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.