“And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.”
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through her belly — Phinehas's spear finds both transgressor and temptress in a single act of covenant enforcement. The spear passes through both bodies, uniting them in death as they were united in sin. The plague that was ravaging the congregation was halted by this act, showing that zealous defense of the covenant removes the barrier between God and His people. The text is stark and unrelenting: covenant boundaries have teeth.
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