Numbers 25:9
9 but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
Other Translations of Numbers 25:9
King James Version
9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
9 Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
The Message
9 But 24,000 had already died.
New King James Version
9 And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
9 but not before 24,000 people had died.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 25:9
Commentary on Numbers 25:6-15
(Read Numbers 25:6-15)
Phinehas, in the courage of zeal and faith, executed vengeance on Zimri and Cozbi. This act can never be an example for private revenge, or religious persecution, or for irregular public vengeance.