Numbers 25:17
“Uexe the Midianites, and smite them:”
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Numbers 25:17 Context
15And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slaine, was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, hee was head ouer a people, and of a chiefe house in Midian. 16¶ And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 17Uexe the Midianites, and smite them: 18For they vexe you with their wiles, wherewith they haue beguiled you, in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a Prince of Midian their sister, which was slaine in the day of the plague, for Peors sake.
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Other Translations for Numbers 25:17
Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
- King James Version
"Be hostile to the Midianites and strike them;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Vex the Midianites, and smite them;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Take up arms against the Midianites and overcome them;
- Basic English Bible
Harass the Midianites, and smite them,
- Darby Bible
Distress the Midianites, and smite them:
- Webster's Bible
Harass the Midianites, and strike them;
- World English Bible
`Distress the Midianites, and ye have smitten them,
- Youngs Literal Bible
'Harass the Midianites, and smite them;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 25:17
25:17 The Midianites - And why not the Moabites. It is probable the Midianites were most guilty, as in persuading Balak to send for Balaam, #Nu 22:4|,7. So in the reception of Balaam after Balak had dismissed him, #Nu 31:8|, and in farther consultation with him, and in contriving the means for the executing of this wicked plot.