Numbers 25:18
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588צֹרְרִיםtzorerim[are] opposersH6887הֵםhemtheyH1992לָכֶםlakhem<to> <the> youבְּנִכְלֵיהֶםbenikhleihemby deceitfulness<es> theirH5231אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834נִכְּלוּnikeluthey have dealt deceptivelyH5230לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youעַל־'al-onH5921דְּבַר־devar-[the] matter ofH1697פְּעוֹרpe'orPeorH6465וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921דְּבַרdevar[the] matter ofH1697כָּזְבִּיkazebiCozbiH3579בַת־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323נְשִׂיאnesi'[the] leader ofH5387מִדְיָןmidyanMidianH4080אֲחֹתָם'achotamsister theirH269הַמֻּכָּהhamukahwho was struck downH5221בְיוֹם־veyom-on [the] day ofH3117הַמַּגֵּפָהhamagefahthe plagueH4046עַל־'al-onH5921דְּבַר־devar-[the] matter ofH1697פְּעוֹר׃pe'orPeorH6465
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
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- Exodus 32:21And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
- 2 Peter 2:14-1514 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. 15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
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- Genesis 3:13And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”
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- 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
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People and places
People: Cozbi