Numbers 25:16

16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, saying,

Numbers 25:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 25:16

And the Lord spake unto Moses
This was some time after the above affair happened; how long it was is not certain; and a little time before the death of Moses, see ( Numbers 31:1 Numbers 31:2 ) :

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 25:16 In-Context

14 Now the name of the smitten Israelitish man, who was smitten with the Madianitish woman, Zambri son of Salmon, prince of a house of the tribe of Symeon.

15 And the name of the Madianitish woman who was smitten, Chasbi, daughter of Sur, a prince of the nation of Ommoth: it is a chief house among the people of Madiam.

16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, saying,

17 Plague the Madianites as enemies, and smite them,

18 for they are enemies to you by the treachery wherein they ensnare you through Phogor, and through Chasbi their sister, daughter of a prince of Madiam, who was smitten in the day of the plague because of Phogor.