Numbers 25:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² So tell him that I am making a covenant with him that is valid for all time to come. ¹³ He and his descendants are permanently established as priests, because he did not tolerate any rivals to me and brought about forgiveness for the people's sin.”

¹⁴ The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the head of a family in the tribe of Simeon.