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30 Then Phinehas rose to intervene,
    and the plague was brought to a halt.
31 This was counted for him as a righteous deed
    for all generations to come.

VII

32 At the waters of Meribah they angered God,(A)
    and Moses suffered because of them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 106:32 Moses suffered because of them: Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land because of his rash words (Nm 20:12). According to Dt 1:37, Moses was not allowed to cross because of the people’s sin, not his own.

30 But Phinehas(A) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.(B)
31 This was credited to him(C) as righteousness
    for endless generations(D) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(E) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;

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