“Phinehasפִּינְחָסsonבֶּןof Eleazar,אֶלְעָזָרsonבֶּןof Aaronאַהֲרֹןthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןhas turned backהֵשִׁיבmy wrathחֲמָתִיfromמֵעַלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhen he was jealousבְּקַנְאוֹwith my jealousyאֶת קִנְאָתִיamong them,בְּתוֹכָםand I did notוְלֹאmake an end ofכִלִּיתִיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin my jealousy.בְּקִנְאָתִי
Numbers 25:11
Study it in the app““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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “elazar” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- has turned backהֵשִׁיבheshiv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “heshiv” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- 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.
Where else “tocha” appears- make an end ofכִלִּיתִיchiliti
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “chiliti” appears
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.