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11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, turned away my anger from among the Israelites[a] when he was jealous with my jealousy in their midst, and I did not destroy the Israelites[b] with my jealousy. 12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I am giving to him my covenant of peace, 13 and it will be for him and his offspring[c] after him a covenant of an eternal priesthood because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.’”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 25:11 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Numbers 25:11 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Numbers 25:13 Literally “seed”
  4. Numbers 25:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.(A) Since he was as zealous for my honor(B) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace(C) with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood,(D) because he was zealous(E) for the honor(F) of his God and made atonement(G) for the Israelites.”(H)

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