Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying,
It was credited to him as righteousness, from generation to generation forever.
“Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the kohen has turned away My anger from Bnei-Yisrael because he was very zealous for Me among them, so that I did not put an end to Bnei-Yisrael in My zeal.
However, 24,000 were dead because of the plague!
