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12 So tell Phinehas I am making my covenant with him. It is my promise to give him peace. 13 He and his sons after him will have a covenant to be priests forever. That is because he was committed to making sure that I, his God, was honored. In that way he paid for the sin of the Israelites.”

14 The name of the Israelite man who was killed was Zimri. He was the son of Salu. Zimri was killed along with the Midianite woman. Salu was a family leader in the tribe of Simeon.

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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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