Then Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priestand the leadersreturnedfrom the sonsof Reubenand from the sonsof Gad,from the landof Gileadto the landof Canaan,to the sonsof Israel,and broughtbackwordto them.
Like the coldof snowin the timeof harvestIs a faithfulmessengerto those who sendhim, For he refreshesthe soulof his masters.
And Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priestsaidto the sonsof Reubenand to the sonsof Gadand to the sonsof Manasseh,"Todaywe knowthat the LORDis in our midst,becauseyou have not committedthisunfaithfulactagainst the LORD;nowyou have deliveredthe sonsof Israelfrom the handof the LORD."
The wordpleasedthe sonsof Israel,and the sonsof IsraelblessedGod;and they did not speakof goingup againstthem in warto destroythe landin whichthe sonsof Reubenand the sonsof Gadwere living.
