Numbers 25:16
in Numbers 25And the LORD said to Moses,
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ASV
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
KJV
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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This verse in Numbers 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
was Zimri son of Salu
on Numbers 25:14-16
The names come after the act, and both belong to ruling houses. Zimri is "the leader of a Simeonite family". Cozbi is the daughter of Zur, listed at Numbers 31:8 among the five kings of Midian.
This site's exposition
And the LORD said to Moses
John Gill thinks this word came some time after the events at Peor, a little before the death of Moses, and points to 31:1. Matthew Henry contrasts the two punishments. Israel was corrected as children with a rod, and Midian was met with the sword of an enemy.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the L ORD was kindled against Israel.
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And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... This was some time after the above affair happened; how long it was is not certain; and a little time before the death of Moses, see Num 31:1, saying; as follows.
The words behind it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> say | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
לֵּאמֹֽר׃<to> say
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.