And Israel rested up in Shittim, and profaned to fornicate with the daughters of Moab.
And they called them unto the sacrifices of their idols, and ate of their sacrifices, and they did obeisance to their idols.
And Israel was initiated to Baal-peor; and was provoked to anger with Israel.
And to Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and make an example of them over against the sun! and shall turn away from Israel.
And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Let kill the one of his family being initiated to Baal-Peor!
And behold, a man of the sons of Israel coming, led forward his brother to the Midianitish woman before Moses, and before all of the sons of Israel. And they were weeping by the door of the tent of the testimony.
And seeing, Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, rose up from of the congregation, and taking a spear in hand,
he entered after the Israelitish man into the furnace, and he pierced both the Israelitish man, and the woman through her womb; and ceased from the sons of Israel.
And were four and twenty thousand.
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, caused to cease from of Israel, in my being jealous in the zeal for them; and I did not completely consume the sons of Israel in my zeal.
Thus say! Behold, I make with him my covenant of peace;
and it will be to him and his seed after him a covenant priesthood because he was jealous for his God, and he atoned for the sons of Israel.
And the name of the Israelitish man being struck, who was stricken with the Midianitish woman, son of Salu, ruler of the house of the family of Simeon.
And the name of the Midianitish woman being struck, daughter of Zur, a ruler of the nation of Ommoth; of the house of the ones of Midian.
And to Moses, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel! saying,
Hate the Midianites, and strike them!
For are hating they used deceit against you through Peor, even through Cozbi, daughter of the ruler of Midian, their sister, the one being struck in the day of the calamity on account of Peor.