Numbers

Numbers 25:7–8

⁷On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, ⁸followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them— through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman.

So the plague against the Israelites was halted,

Read all of Numbers 25

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Numbers 25:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On seeing this	וַיַּ֗רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
Phinehas	פִּֽינְחָס֙	pî·nə·ḥās	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6372 Pinechas
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֔ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
the son	בֶּֽן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֖ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֑ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
got up	וַיָּ֙קָם֙	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from	מִתּ֣וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the assembly	הָֽעֵדָ֔ה	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
took	וַיִּקַּ֥ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a spear	רֹ֖מַח	rō·maḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7420 spear, lance
in his hand	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Numbers 25:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
followed	וַ֠יָּבֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the Israelite	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the tent	הַקֻּבָּ֗ה	haq·qub·bāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6898 large vaulted tent
and drove	וַיִּדְקֹר֙	way·yiḏ·qōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1856 pierce, pierce through
both of them	שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
through the Israelite	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and on through	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the belly	קֳבָתָ֑הּ	qo·ḇā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6897 stomach, belly
of the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
So the plague	הַמַּגֵּפָ֔ה	ham·mag·gê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
against	מֵעַ֖ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
was halted	וַתֵּֽעָצַר֙	wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6113 restrain, retain

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 25:7 Exodus 6:25

Numbers 25:8 Numbers 16:46–48 · Psalm 106:29–31

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.