27 ^aTo¹ overthrow their descendants among the² nations,
And to scatter them in the lands. ‡

28 ^aThey joined themselves also to Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices¹ made to the dead. ‡

30 ^aThen Phinehas stood up and intervened,
And the plague was stopped. ‡

31 And that was accounted to him ^afor righteousness
To all generations forevermore. ‡