5Moses Drawn out said to the judges of Israel God prevails, “Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.”
6Behold, one of the children of Israel God prevails came and brought to his brothers a Midianite Descendant of Strife woman in the sight of Moses Drawn out, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel God prevails, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting. (Maftir ·Conclusion·)
7When Pinchas Bronze skin, the son of Eleazar Help of God, the son of Aaron Light-bringer the priest, saw it, he rose up from the middle of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.
8He went after the man of Israel God prevails into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel God prevails, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel God prevails.
9Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
10Adonai spoke to Moses Drawn out, saying,
11“Pinchas Bronze skin, the son of Eleazar Help of God, the son of Aaron Light-bringer the priest, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel God prevails, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I didn’t consume the children of Israel God prevails in my jealousy.
12Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· of peace.