Numbers 25:17

17 “Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them.

Numbers 25:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
ESV
17 "Harass the Midianites and strike them down,
NLT
17 “Attack the Midianites and destroy them,
MSG
17 "From here on make the Midianites your enemies. Fight them tooth and nail.
CSB
17 "Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.

Numbers 25:17 In-Context

15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Kozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
16 The LORD said to Moses,
17 “Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them.
18 They treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the Peor incident involving their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of that incident.”

Cross References 3

  • 1. Numbers 31:1-3
  • 2. Exodus 23:22; Judges 2:16-18; Nehemiah 9:27; Psalms 8:2; Psalms 21:8; Psalms 74:23
  • 3. Deuteronomy 21:1; 1 Samuel 17:9,35; 2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 10:25
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