And the plague ceased
from the children of Israel. And there died in the plague twenty
four thousand. And the LORD spake unto Moses saying: Phineas the
son of Eleazer the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned mine anger
away from the children of Israel, because he was jealous for my
sake among them, that I had not consumed the children of Israel in
my jealousy. Wherefore say: behold, I give unto him my covenant of
peace, and he shall have it and his seed after him, even the
covenant of the priest's office for ever, because he was jealous
for his God's {goddes} sake and made an atonement for the children
of Israel. The name of the Israelite which was smitten with the
Madianitish wife, was Simri the son of Salu, a lord of an ancient
house among the Simeonites. And the name of the Madianitish wife,
was Cosbi the daughter of Zur and head over the people of an
ancient house in Madian. And the LORD spake unto Moses saying: vex
the Madianites and smite them, for they have troubled you with
their wiles with thee which they have beguiled you, thorow Peor
and thorow their sister Cosbi the daughter of a lord in Madian,
which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
Chapter .xxvi.
And after the plague, the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazer
saying: take the number of all the multitude of the children of
Israel from twenty years and above thorowout their fathers'
houses, all that are able to go to war in Israel.
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