Numbers 25:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁸ and went after the man of Israel into the inner room, and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through her body. Thus the plague was stayed from the people of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And went after the man of Israel into the inner room and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her body. Then the [smiting] plague was stayed from the Israelites.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

Common English Bible

⁸ went after the Israelite man into the chamber, and stabbed the two of them, the Israelite man and the woman, through the stomach. Then the plague stopped spreading among the Israelites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ he entered after the Israelite man, into the brothel, and he pierced both of them at the same time, specifically, the man and the woman at the location of their genitals. And the scourge ceased from among the sons of Israel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together: to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel.

Numbers 25:8 Cross References

2 Samuel 21:14

And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they did all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded supplications for the land.

2 Samuel 24:25

And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord heeded supplications for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel.

1 Chronicles 21:22

And David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of the threshing floor that I may build on it an altar to the Lord—give it to me at its full price—that the plague may be averted from the people.”

Malachi 2:5

My covenant with him was a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him, that he might fear; and he feared me, he stood in awe of my name.

Numbers 17:13

Every one who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall die. Are we all to perish?”

Numbers 25:11

“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy.

Numbers 25:5

And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Every one of you slay his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.”

Joshua 7:26

And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day; then the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.