29. They angered the lord with all these things,so a plague broke out among them.
30. But Phinehas had the courage to intervene,and the plague was stopped.
31. So he has been regarded as a righteous manever since that time.
32. At Meribah, too, they angered the lord,causing Moses serious trouble.
33. They made Moses angry,and he spoke foolishly.
34. Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,as the lord had commanded them.
35. Instead, they mingled among the pagansand adopted their evil customs.