And he went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through her belly; and the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
English: Six miracles were performed for Pinchas at that hour: the first — that Zimri should have separated and did not; the second — that he should have spoken and did not; the third — that [Pinchas] aimed at the male organ of Zimri and the female organ of Kozbi; the fourth — that they did not slip off the spear; the fifth — that an angel came and raised the lintel; the sixth — that [Pinchas] did not die.
Type of Learning
Enumeration of miracles surrounding the act of 25:8.
What Is Learned
The single thrust that stopped the plague was attended by a chain of open miracles — the verse’s plain act is the surface of a sealed series of interventions.