Phinehas "hath turned My wrath away from the children of Israel," was the divine message; "wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him My covenant of peace: and he shall have it, and his 456 seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for His God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel."

Pinehas "har vendt min vrede fra israelitterne", sagde Gud. "Derfor skal du sige: Se, jeg giver ham min fredspagt! Et evigt præstedømmes pagt skal blive hans og efter ham hans efterkommeres lod, til løn for at han var nidkær for sin Gud og skaffede israelitterne soning."