10-13 God spoke to Moses: “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has stopped my anger against the People of Israel. Because he was as zealous for my honor as I myself am, I didn’t kill all the People of Israel in my zeal. So tell him that I am making a Covenant-of-Peace with him. He and his descendants are joined in a covenant of eternal priesthood, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the People of Israel.”

14-15 The name of the man of Israel who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the head of the Simeonite family. And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.

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12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace(A) with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood,(B) because he was zealous(C) for the honor(D) of his God and made atonement(E) for the Israelites.”(F)

14 The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman(G) was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.(H)

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