Numbers 25:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

Therefore say to him: behold I give him the peace of my covenant,
Douay-Rheims

לָכֵ֖ן אֱמֹ֑ר הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן ל֛וֹ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י שָׁלֽוֹם׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Isidore of Pelusium

5th centuryChurch Father

The individual who has halted wrongdoing is esteemed by the priesthood, much like one who embodies the principles of lawful warfare. For God has honored the one who rightly stood against Him, and through the death of two men, he brought an end to iniquity.

Cross references

Passages read together with this verse.

Mal 2:4And you shall know that I sent you this commandment, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
Mal 2:5My covenant was with him of life and peace: and I gave him fear: and he feared me, and he was afraid before my name.
Ezek 34:25And I will make a covenant of peace with them, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they that dwell in the wilderness shall sleep secure in the forests.
Isa 54:10For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Mal 3:1Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.
Num 13:29But it hath very strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and walled. We saw there the race of Enac.