Bilangan 25:18
Konteks25:18 because they bring trouble to you by their treachery with which they have deceived 1 you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, 2 their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague that happened as a result of Peor.”
Bilangan 35:33
Konteks35:33 “You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.
[25:18] 1 tn This is the same word as that translated “treachery.”
[25:18] 2 sn Cozbi’s father, Zur, was one of five Midianite kings who eventually succumbed to Israel (Num 31:8). When the text gives the name and family of a woman, it is asserting that she is important, at least for social reasons, among her people.