Psalm 106:30
New International Version
But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.

New Living Translation
But Phinehas had the courage to intervene, and the plague was stopped.

English Standard Version
Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed.

Berean Standard Bible
But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

King James Bible
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

New King James Version
Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped.

New American Standard Bible
Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And so the plague was brought to a halt.

NASB 1995
Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, And so the plague was stayed.

NASB 1977
Then Phinehas stood up and interposed; And so the plague was stayed.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, And so the plague was checked.

Amplified Bible
Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded, And so the plague was halted.

Christian Standard Bible
But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped.

American Standard Version
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.

Contemporary English Version
But Phinehas helped them, and the sickness stopped.

English Revised Version
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Phinehas stood between God and the people, and the plague was stopped.

Good News Translation
But Phinehas stood up and punished the guilty, and the plague was stopped.

International Standard Version
But Phinehas intervened and prayed so that the plague was restrained.

Majority Standard Bible
But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

NET Bible
Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided.

New Heart English Bible
Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

World English Bible
Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Phinehas stands, and executes judgment, "" And the plague is restrained,

Young's Literal Translation
And Phinehas standeth, and executeth judgment, And the plague is restrained,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Phinehas will stand and intercede, and the blow will be restrained.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Phinees stood up, and pacified him: and the slaughter ceased.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Phinehas stood up and placated him: and so the violent disturbance ceased.

New American Bible
Then Phinehas rose to intervene, and the plague was brought to a halt.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, and the plague was stopped.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then Phinehas stood up and prayed, and so the plague was stopped.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Phinehas stood up and prayed and the plague was restrained.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then stood up Phinehas, and wrought judgment, And so the plague was stayed.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then Phinees stood up, and made atonement: and the plague ceased.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
29So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. 30But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained. 31It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.…

Cross References
Numbers 25:7-13
On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, / followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted, / but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000. ...

Numbers 16:46-50
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. ...

Exodus 32:11-14
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ...

Deuteronomy 9:18-20
Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. / For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. / The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.

1 Chronicles 21:26-27
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. / Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.

1 Samuel 25:32-34
Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day! / Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand. / Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”

Ezekiel 22:30
I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

James 5:16-18
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. / Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Romans 11:2-4
God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

Jude 1:11
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—


Treasury of Scripture

Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

Numbers 25:6-8,14,15
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation…

Deuteronomy 13:9-11,15-17
But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people…

Joshua 7:12
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

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1. The psalmist exhorts to praise God
4. He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers
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But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained
But Phinehas
The name "Phinehas" is of Hebrew origin, meaning "mouth of brass" or "oracle." Phinehas was the grandson of Aaron, the brother of Moses, and served as a priest. His actions are recorded in Numbers 25, where he zealously defended God's honor during a time of national sin. Phinehas is a model of righteous indignation and courage, standing firm in his faith amidst widespread apostasy. His lineage as a priest underscores the importance of spiritual leadership and the responsibility to uphold God's standards.

stood
The Hebrew root for "stood" is "amad," which conveys the idea of taking a firm position or making a stand. This word implies not just physical standing but also a moral and spiritual stance. Phinehas's action was not passive; it was a deliberate and courageous decision to confront sin. In a world where moral relativism often prevails, Phinehas's example challenges believers to stand firm in their convictions and to act decisively in defense of God's truth.

and intervened
The term "intervened" comes from the Hebrew "palal," which means to intercede or mediate. Phinehas's intervention was both physical and spiritual, as he acted to stop the sin that was bringing God's judgment upon Israel. This highlights the role of intercession in the life of a believer, where prayer and action go hand in hand. Phinehas's intervention is a foreshadowing of Christ's ultimate intercession for humanity, standing in the gap to reconcile us to God.

and the plague
The "plague" refers to the divine judgment that had come upon the Israelites due to their sin with the Moabite women and their worship of Baal of Peor, as described in Numbers 25. In the biblical context, plagues often symbolize God's righteous anger and the consequences of disobedience. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and atonement.

was restrained
The Hebrew word for "restrained" is "atsar," meaning to stop or hold back. Phinehas's zealous action halted the plague, demonstrating the power of righteous intervention. This act of restraint signifies God's mercy and willingness to forgive when His people turn back to Him. It underscores the biblical principle that God is just but also compassionate, providing a way for restoration and healing when His people repent and seek His face.

(30) Executed judgment.--The Prayer Book has "prayed," following the Chaldee and Syriac. The LXX. and Vulg. have "appeased."

Verse 30. - Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment (see Numbers 25:7, 8). Some critics, however, translate יפלל, by "mediated" (Kay, Cheyne). And so the plague was stayed (comp. Numbers 25:8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But Phinehas
פִּֽ֭ינְחָס (pî·nə·ḥās)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6372: Phinehas -- three Israelites

stood
וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

and intervened,
וַיְפַלֵּ֑ל (way·p̄al·lêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray

and the plague
הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ (ham·mag·gê·p̄āh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence

was restrained.
וַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗ר (wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble


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