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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘Behold, I am giving him My covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore say, &#8216Behold, I give him My covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give him My covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give him My covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to Phinehas My covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore declare: I grant him my covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore declare: I grant him My covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So tell Phinehas that I'm making a promise of peace to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So tell him that I am making a covenant with him that is valid for all time to come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, I'm certainly going to be giving him my covenant of peace, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, announce: 'I am going to give to him my covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say, 'Look, I give to him my covenant of peace:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore say, Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore say, Behold, I am giving My covenant of peace to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Therefore say, Lo, I am giving to him My covenant of peace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, say, behold me giving to him my covenant of peace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say to him: Behold I give him the peace of my covenant, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, say to him: Behold, I give to him the peace of my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Announce, therefore, that I hereby give him my covenant of peace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore say, ‘I hereby grant him my covenant of peace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I said, Behold, I will give to him my covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, I have said: ‘Behold, I give to him a covenant of peace.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore say: Behold, I give unto him My covenant of peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus do thou say <i>to him</i>, Behold, I give him a covenant of peace:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/25-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=7822" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm">The Zeal of Phinehas</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Declare,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I am granting</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">My covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">of peace.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-5.htm">Malachi 2:5</a></span><br />“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Psalm 106:30-31</a></span><br />But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained. / It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20</a></span><br />Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26</a></span><br />And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></span><br />Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a></span><br />I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Leviticus 26:9</a></span><br />I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1</a></span><br />Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15</a></span><br />Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a></span><br />Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a></span><br />Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Isaiah 61:8</a></span><br />For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm">1 Chronicles 16:17</a></span><br />He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why say, Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace:</p><p class="hdg">his seed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-30.htm">1 Samuel 2:30</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed <i>that</i> thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a></b></br> So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-4.htm">1 Chronicles 6:4-15,50-53</a></b></br> Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, … </p><p class="hdg">an everlasting</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-15.htm">Exodus 40:15</a></b></br> And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a></b></br> But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: <i>men</i> shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18,22</a></b></br> Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually… </p><p class="hdg">zealous</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10,14</a></b></br> And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, <i>even</i> I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a></b></br> For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-31.htm">Psalm 106:31</a></b></br> And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.</p><p class="hdg">atonement</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12</a></b></br> Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, <i>but</i> turned <i>their</i> backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-3.htm">2 Samuel 21:3</a></b></br> Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-44.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Making</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/numbers/22-37.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Making</a> <a href="/numbers/29-39.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/numbers/32-5.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Israel at Shittim commit unfaithfulness and idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-6.htm">Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-10.htm">God therefore gives him an everlasting priesthood</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/25-16.htm">The Midianites are to be troubled</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Declare, therefore,</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct command from God to Moses, emphasizing the importance and urgency of the message. In the biblical context, declarations from God often signify a significant shift or covenant, as seen in other instances such as God's covenant with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17.htm">Genesis 17:1-2</a>). The use of "declare" underscores the authority and divine origin of the message.<p><b>that I am granting him</b><br>The "him" refers to Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron, who acted zealously for God by stopping the plague among the Israelites through his decisive action against idolatry and immorality (<a href="/numbers/25-7.htm">Numbers 25:7-8</a>). This grant is a divine reward for Phinehas's faithfulness and zeal, reflecting the biblical principle that God honors those who honor Him (<a href="/1_samuel/2-30.htm">1 Samuel 2:30</a>).<p><b>My covenant of peace.</b><br>The "covenant of peace" is a unique and significant promise. In biblical terms, a covenant is a solemn agreement between God and His people, often involving promises and obligations. This particular covenant signifies a lasting peace and priesthood for Phinehas and his descendants (<a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Numbers 25:13</a>). It prefigures the ultimate peace brought by Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>), who establishes a new covenant through His sacrifice (<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>). The concept of peace here is not merely the absence of conflict but a holistic well-being and restoration of relationship with God, echoing the Hebrew word "shalom."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/phinehas.htm">Phinehas</a></b><br>The grandson of Aaron, the high priest, who zealously defended God's honor by stopping a plague among the Israelites through his decisive action against idolatry and immorality.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were led astray into idolatry and immorality with the Moabite women, provoking God's anger.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The region where the Israelites were encamped, and where they were enticed into sin by the Moabite women.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_of_peace.htm">Covenant of Peace</a></b><br>A divine promise granted to Phinehas as a reward for his zeal, symbolizing God's favor and the cessation of His wrath.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/plague.htm">Plague</a></b><br>A divine punishment that broke out among the Israelites due to their sin, which was halted by Phinehas' actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/z/zeal_for_god's_honor.htm">Zeal for God's Honor</a></b><br>Phinehas' actions demonstrate the importance of having a zeal for God's holiness and honor. Believers are called to stand firm against sin and uphold God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reward_of_righteousness.htm">The Reward of Righteousness</a></b><br>God rewards those who act righteously and uphold His covenant. Phinehas' covenant of peace is a testament to the blessings that come from faithful obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The incident underscores the seriousness of sin and its consequences. It serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and the pursuit of holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant_of_peace.htm">God's Covenant of Peace</a></b><br>The covenant of peace granted to Phinehas is a foreshadowing of the peace believers receive through Christ. It highlights the reconciliation and peace available through faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_mediation.htm">Intercession and Mediation</a></b><br>Phinehas' act can be seen as a form of intercession, stopping the plague. Believers are called to intercede for others and stand in the gap through prayer and righteous actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_galilee's_role_in_the_bible.htm">Why did God command killing Midianites, including children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jonathan's_lineage_in_judges_18_30_accurate.htm">Is Jonathan’s lineage in Judges 18:30 (identified as Moses’ descendant in some translations) consistent with known genealogies, or does it present contradictions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_covenants.htm">What are the different covenants in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_biblical_genocides.htm">Why does God allow genocides to happen, including those commanded in the Bible (Numbers 31:17-18)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">My covenant of peace.--</span>Phinehas, as one who was zealous for the honour of God and of the house of the Lord, was a fitting type of Christ, in whom the prediction of the Psalmist received its accomplishment, "The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up" (<a href="/psalms/69-9.htm" title="For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me.">Psalm 69:9</a>; <a href="/john/2-17.htm" title="And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of your house has eaten me up.">John 2:17</a>). The covenant of grace is described in <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm" title="For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, said the LORD that has mercy on you.">Isaiah 54:10</a> and in <a href="/malachi/2-5.htm" title="My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear with which he feared me, and was afraid before my name.">Malachi 2:5</a> as the covenant of peace.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/25-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Declare,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנְנִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I grant</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹתֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">My covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of peace.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/25-12.htm">Numbers 25:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/25-12.htm">OT Law: Numbers 25:12 Therefore say Behold I give to him (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/25-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 25:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 25:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/25-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 25:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 25:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>