29So theyprovokedH3707HimtoH3707angerוַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּVai.yakh.'i.suH3707with their deedsבְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611,And a plagueמַגֵּפָֽה׃ma.ge.FahH4046brokeH6555outH6555among them.
30Then Phinehasפִּֽ֭ינְחָסPin.chosH6372stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975up andintervenedוַיְפַלֵּ֑לvay.fa.LelH6419, And so theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ha.ma.ge.FahH4046was broughtH6113toH6113aH6113haltH6113.
31And it wascreditedוַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁבva.te.Cha.shevH2803to him as righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666,To allלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָ֝דֹ֗רva.DorH1755foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.
32They alsoprovokedH7107HimtoH7107wrathH7107at the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֑הme.ri.VahH4809, So that itwentH7489badlyH7489for Mosesלְ֝מֹשֶׁ֗הle.mo.ShehH4872on their accountבַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ba.'a.vu.RamH5668.
33Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theywere rebelliousהִמְר֥וּhim.RuH4784againstH854His Spiritרוּח֑וֹru.ChoH7307,He spokeH981rashlyוַ֝יְבַטֵּ֗אvay.va.Te'H981with his lipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃bis.fa.TavH8193.
34Theydid not destroyהִ֭שְׁמִידוּHish.mi.duH8045the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068had commandedאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559them,
35Butthey gotH6148involvedH6148with the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֑םva.go.YimH1471And learnedוַֽ֝יִּלְמְד֗וּvai.yil.me.DuH3925theirpracticesמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639,
37They evensacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076their sonsבְּ֭נֵיהֶםBe.nei.hemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to thedemonsלַשֵּֽׁדִים׃la.She.dimH7700,
38And shedוַיִּֽשְׁפְּכ֨וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֡יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֪םdamH1818,The bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of theirsonsבְּנֵ֘יהֶ֤םbe.Nei.HemH1121and their daughtersוּֽבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323Whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they sacrificedזִ֭בְּחוּZi.be.chuH2076to the idolsלַעֲצַבֵּ֣יla.'a.tza.BeiH6091of Canaanכְנָ֑עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667;And the landהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasdefiledוַתֶּחֱנַ֥ףva.te.che.NafH2610with the bloodבַּדָּמִֽים׃ba.da.MimH1818.
39So they becameH2930uncleanוַיִּטְמְא֥וּvai.yit.me.'UH2930in theirpracticesבְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םve.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639, AndwereH2181unfaithfulH2181in their deedsבְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.Ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.
40Therefore theangerאַ֣ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against His peopleבְּעַמּ֑וֹbe.'a.MoH5971, And Heloathedוַ֝יְתָעֵ֗בvay.ta.'EvH8581Hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.
42Their enemiesH340alsooppressedוַיִּלְחָצ֥וּםvai.yil.cha.TzumH3905them,And they were subduedוַ֝יִּכָּנְע֗וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478theirpowerיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.
43Manyרַבּ֗וֹתra.BotH7227timesפְּעָמִ֥יםpe.'a.MimH6471He wouldrescueיַצִּ֫ילֵ֥םya.Tzi.LemH5337them;They, however, were rebelliousיַמְר֣וּyam.RuH4784in theirplanבַעֲצָתָ֑םva.'a.tza.TamH6098, And theysankH4355downH4355into their guiltבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ba.'a.vo.NamH5771.
44Nevertheless He lookedוַ֭יַּרְאVai.yar'H7200at their distressבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862When Heheardבְּ֝שָׁמְע֗וֹbe.sha.me.'OH8085their cryרִנָּתָֽם׃ri.na.TamH7440;
45And Herememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142His covenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285for their sake, Andrelentedוַ֝יִּנָּחֵ֗םvai.yi.na.ChemH5162according to the greatnessכְּרֹ֣בke.RoH7230of His mercyחֲסָדָֽיו׃cha.sa.DavH2617.
46He also madeוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them objectsof compassionלְרַחֲמִ֑יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356In the presenceלִ֝פְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605their captorsשׁוֹבֵיהֶֽם׃shoei.HemH7617.
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