Numbers 25:11

““Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the sons of Israel when he was jealous with my jealousy among them, and I did not make an end of the sons of Israel in my jealousy.”

Numbers 25:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 25:11, word by word

“Phinehasפִּינְחָסpinchas

Phinehas

Phinehas, the name of two priests: the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Numbers 25:7) and one of the two sons of Eli (1 Samuel 1:3); also the father of a priest after the exile (Ezra 8:33).

Where else “pinchas” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar

Eleazar

Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.

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of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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has turned backהֵשִׁיבheshiv

return

To go back to a place.

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my wrathחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

Where else “chamati” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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when he was jealousקַנְאkan

be jealous

To feel bitterness because another has what one would like.

Where else “kan” appears
with my jealousyקִנְאָתִkinati

jealousy

A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.

Where else “kinati” appears
among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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make an end ofכִלִּיתִיchiliti

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

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Translation note

In Exodus 20:5 and 34:14 YHWH calls himself “jealous” when forbidding his people to worship other gods. Here Phinehas was jealous “with my jealousy,” that of YHWH.

The context

10YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

11 · This verse (above)

12Therefore say: Look, I am giving him my covenant of peace.

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