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Numbers Chapter 25 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Numbers 25:15

And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.
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BBE Numbers 25:15

And the woman of Midian who was put to death was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was the head of a family in Midian.
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DARBY Numbers 25:15

And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was tribal head of a father's house in Midian.
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KJV 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.
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WBT 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.
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WEB Numbers 25:15

The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.
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YLT Numbers 25:15

and the name of the woman who is smitten, the Midianitess, `is' Cozbi daughter of Zur, head of a people -- of the house of a father in Midian `is' he.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - Head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. Rather, "head of tribes (אֻמּות, for the use of which cf. Genesis 25:16) of a father's house in Midian." It seems to mean that several clans descended from one tribe-father looked up to Zur as their head. In Numbers 31:8 he is called one of the five "kings" of Midian. That the daughter of such a man should have been selected, and should have been willing, to play such a part throws a strong light upon the studied character and the peculiar danger of the seduction.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.--Better, head of the tribes (or, communities) of a father's house in Midian. Several of the Midianitish tribes, or smaller divisions of a father's house, may have descended from one tribe-father. In Numbers 31:8, Zur is described as one of the five kings of Midian who were slain by the Israelites.