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Numbers 25:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Numbers 25:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Yet, twenty-four thousand died[a] in the plague.
10 The Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has calmed my anger at the people of Israel. He was zealous for my sake among them so that I not consume the people of Israel in my zeal.
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- Numbers 25:9 Twenty-four thousand died: the worship of Baal had a devastating effect on the people of Israel. The numbers are corroborated in the decrease from the first census to the second (see Num 1:44-46; 26:51).
Numbers 25:9-11
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Numbers 25:9-11
New International Version
9 but those who died in the plague(A) numbered 24,000.(B)
10 The Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.(C) Since he was as zealous for my honor(D) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal.
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