¹⁴ then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly.^(A) And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,^(B)

¹³ So the Israelites sent Phinehas^(A) son of Eleazar,^(B) the priest, to the land of Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

¹⁶ “The whole assembly of the Lord says: ‘How could you break faith^(A) with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the Lord and build yourselves an altar in rebellion^(B) against him now?