26. So He raised His hand against them with an oaththat He would make them fall in the desert
27. and would disperse their descendants among the nations,scattering them throughout the lands.
28. They aligned themselves with Baal of Peorand ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
29. They provoked the Lord with their deeds,and a plague broke out against them.
30. But Phinehas stood up and intervened,and the plague was stopped.
31. It was credited to him as righteousnessthroughout all generations to come.
32. They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah,and Moses suffered because of them;
33. for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.