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Jos 22:17 Strong Concordance Is the iniquity [05771] of Peor [06465] too little [04592] for us, from which we are not cleansed [02891] until this day [03117], although there was a plague [05063] in the congregation [05712] of the LORD [03068],
  King James Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
From which we are not cleansed until this day - Phinehas, who had borne a conspicuous part in vindicating the cause of God against those who fell away to Baal-peor, means that terrible as the punishment had been, there were still those among them who hankered after Baal worship, and even practiced it in secret. (Compare Joshua's words, Jos 24:14-23.)
 
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14 Now therefore fear [03372] the LORD [03068], and serve [05647] him in sincerity [08549] and in truth [0571]: and put away [05493] the gods [0430] which your fathers [01] served [05647] on the other side [05676] of the flood [05104], and in Egypt [04714]; and serve [05647] ye the LORD [03068].
15 And if it seem evil [07489] unto you [04310] to serve [05647] the LORD [03068], choose [0977] you this day [03117] whom [05869] ye will serve [05647]; whether the gods [0430] which your fathers [01] served [05647] that were on the other side [05676] of the flood [05104], or the gods [0430] of the Amorites [0567], in whose land [0776] ye dwell [03427]: but as for me and my house [01004], we will serve [05647] the LORD [03068].
16 And the people [05971] answered [06030] and said [0559], God forbid [02486] that we should forsake [05800] the LORD [03068], to serve [05647] other [0312] gods [0430];
17 For the LORD [03068] our God [0430], he it is that brought us up [05927] and our fathers [01] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], from the house [01004] of bondage [05650], and which did [06213] those great [01419] signs [0226] in our sight [05869], and preserved [08104] us in all the way [01870] wherein we went [01980], and among all the people [05971] through [07130] whom we passed [05674]:
18 And the LORD [03068] drave out [01644] from before [06440] us all the people [05971], even the Amorites [0567] which dwelt [03427] in the land [0776]: therefore will we also serve [05647] the LORD [03068]; for he is our God [0430].
19 And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto the people [05971], Ye cannot [03201] serve [05647] the LORD [03068]: for he is an holy [06918] God [0430]; he is a jealous [07072] God [0410]; he will not forgive [05375] your transgressions [06588] nor your sins [02403].
20 If ye forsake [05800] the LORD [03068], and serve [05647] strange [05236] gods [0430], then he will turn [07725] and do you hurt [07489], and consume [03615] you, after [0310] that he hath done you good [03190].
21 And the people [05971] said [0559] unto Joshua [03091], Nay; but we will serve [05647] the LORD [03068].
22 And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto the people [05971], Ye are witnesses [05707] against yourselves that ye have chosen [0977] you the LORD [03068], to serve [05647] him. And they said [0559], We are witnesses [05707].
23 Now therefore put away [05493], said he, the strange [05236] gods [0430] which are among [07130] you, and incline [05186] your heart [03824] unto the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478].
11 Phinehas [06372], the son [01121] of Eleazar [0499], the son [01121] of Aaron [0175] the priest [03548], hath turned [07725] my wrath [02534] away [07725] from the children [01121] of Israel [03478], while he was zealous [07065] for my sake [07068] among [08432] them, that I consumed [03615] not the children [01121] of Israel [03478] in my jealousy [07068].
4 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Take [03947] all the heads [07218] of the people [05971], and hang them up [03363] before [05048] the LORD [03068] against the sun [08121], that the fierce [02740] anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] may be turned away [07725] from Israel [03478].
5 And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto the judges [08199] of Israel [03478], Slay [02026] ye every [0376] one [0376] his men [0582] that were joined [06775] unto Baalpeor [01187].
6 And, behold, one [0376] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] came [0935] and brought [07126] unto his brethren [0251] a Midianitish woman [04084] in the sight [05869] of Moses [04872], and in the sight [05869] of all the congregation [05712] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], who were weeping [01058] before the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150].
7 And when Phinehas [06372], the son [01121] of Eleazar [0499], the son [01121] of Aaron [0175] the priest [03548], saw [07200] it, he rose up [06965] from among [08432] the congregation [05712], and took [03947] a javelin [07420] in his hand [03027];
8 And he went [0935] after [0310] the man [0376] of Israel [03478] into the tent [06898], and thrust [01856] both [08147] of them through, the man [0376] of Israel [03478], and the woman [0802] through [0413] her belly [06897]. So the plague [04046] was stayed [06113] from the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
9 And those that died [04191] in the plague [04046] were twenty [06242] and four [0702] thousand [0505].
3 And Israel [03478] joined [06775] himself unto Baalpeor [01187]: and the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against Israel [03478].
33 And Eleazar [0499] the son [01121] of Aaron [0175] died [04191]; and they buried [06912] him in a hill [01389] that pertained to Phinehas [06372] his son [01121], which was given [05414] him in mount [02022] Ephraim [0669].
11 Phinehas [06372], the son [01121] of Eleazar [0499], the son [01121] of Aaron [0175] the priest [03548], hath turned [07725] my wrath [02534] away [07725] from the children [01121] of Israel [03478], while he was zealous [07065] for my sake [07068] among [08432] them, that I consumed [03615] not the children [01121] of Israel [03478] in my jealousy [07068].
3 And Israel [03478] joined [06775] himself unto Baalpeor [01187]: and the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against Israel [03478].
3 And Israel [03478] joined [06775] himself unto Baalpeor [01187]: and the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against Israel [03478].