Numbers 25:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Vex the Midianites, and smite them:”

Numbers 25:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 25:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 25:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Harass the Midianites, and strike them;”

Numbers 25:17 — World English Bible

Numbers 25:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Vex the Midianites, and smite them; ”

Numbers 25:17 — American Standard Version

Numbers 25:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Distress the Midianites, and ye have smitten them,”

Numbers 25:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 25:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Harass the Midianites, and smite them, ”

Numbers 25:17 — Darby Translation

Numbers 25:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Vexe the Midianites, and smite them:”

Numbers 25:17 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 25:17 in Context — Numbers 25

15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.

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What Does Numbers 25:17 Mean?

Numbers 25:17 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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