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Numbers 25:15 KJV
Numbers · chapter 25 · verse 15
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.Numbers 25:15 · King James Version
Numbers 25:15 in context
13And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
14Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
15And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MidianitishMidyânîya Midjanite or descendant of MidjanH4084 →
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- peopleʼummaha collectionH523 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- slainnâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- CozbiKôzᵉbîyCozbi, a MidianitessH3579 →
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Here is a remarkable contest between wickedness and righteousness, which shall be most bold and resolute; and righteousness carries the day, as no doubt it will at last. I. Never was vice more daring than it was in Zimri, a prince of a chief house in the tribe of Simeon.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-15