KJV King James Version
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.
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Numbers 25:14
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
WEB World English Bible
Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
ASV American Standard Version
Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the name of the man of Israel who is smitten, who hath been smitten with the Midianitess, is Zimri son of Salu, prince of the house of a father of the Simeonite;
Surrounding context — Numbers 25
11 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.
12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
13 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.
14 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.
15 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.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
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וְשֵׁם֩H8034 · shemnameאִ֨ישׁH376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelהַמֻּכֶּ֗הH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichהֻכָּה֙H5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H854 · etwithהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתH4084 · mid.ya.niMidianiteזִמְרִ֖יH2174 · zim.riZimriבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childסָל֑וּאH5543 · sal.lay`valor`נְשִׂ֥יאH5387 · na.sileaderבֵֽית־H1004 · betplaceאָ֖בH1 · avfatherלַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי׃H8099 · shim.o.niSimeon
Cross-references
Numbers 1:23Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Simeon, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.Numbers 25:4-5And 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.Numbers 26:14These [are] the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.2 Chronicles 19:7Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
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