Coverdale(i)
1 And Israel dwelt in Sittim, and the people beganne to commytte whordome with the doughters of the Moabites,
2 which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their goddes. And the people ate and worshipped their goddes,
3 and Israel submytted him self vnto Baal Peor. Then the wrath of the LORDE waxed whote vpon Israel,
4 and he sayde vnto Moses: Take all the rulers of the people, and hange them vp vnto the LORDE agaynst ye Sonne, that the terryble wrath of the LORDE maye be turned awaye from Israel.
5 And Moses sayde vnto the iudges of Israel: Euery man slaye his captayne, that haue submytted them selues vnto Baal Peor.
6 And beholde, one of the childre of Israel wete in against his brethre, & ioyned him self to a Madianitish woma, in ye sighte of Moses & of the whole cogregacion of ye childre of Israel, which weped before the dore of ye Tabernacle of wytnesse.
7 Whan Phineas ye sonne of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron ye prest sawe yt, he rose vp out of the congregacion, & toke a swerde in his hande,
8 & wente after the man of Israel in to the whore house, & thrust the thorow, both the man of Israel and the woman, eue thorow the bely of her. Then ceassed the plage from the children of Israel,
9 and there were slayne in the plage foure and twentye thousande.