29 Their evil ways made the Lord angry. So a plague broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas stood up and took action. Then the plague stopped.
31 What Phinehas did made him right with the Lord. It will be remembered for all time to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah the Lord's people made him angry. Moses got in trouble because of them.
33 They refused to obey the Spirit of God. So Moses spoke without thinking.
34 They didn't destroy the nations in Canaan as the Lord had commanded them.
35 Instead, they mixed with those nations and adopted their ways.