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Numbers 25:14
The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records this detail immediately after Phinehas’s zealous intervention and just before identifying the slain Midianite woman. The account addresses Israel as part of the wilderness narrative documenting the plague’s origin.
The words — The preposition אֶת (et) literally means “with,” indicating the Israelite man was struck down alongside the Midianite woman rather than in mutual combat. The participle הַמֻּכֶּה (ha-mukkeh) translates to “who was struck down,” specifying the Israelite’s passive role in the fatal act.
The thread — The narrative links to the execution command in Numbers 25:4, the identification of the woman in Numbers 25:15, and the tribal census data in Numbers 1:23 and Numbers 26:14. This passage grounds the subsequent Simeonite family registration within the broader plague account.
Why it lands — The text demands precise recognition of Zimri’s identity and role without moralizing the violence. Readers must distinguish the recorded facts from later theological inferences about guilt or divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:23 those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
- Numbers 25:4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
- Numbers 26:14 These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7 And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”