Jehovah God approved of what he did, saying: “Phinehas... has turned back my wrath from upon the sons of Israel by his tolerating no rivalry at all toward me in the midst of them. ” ​ — Numbers 25: 1 - 11.
قد رد سخطي عن بني اسرائيل بكونه غار غيرتي في وسطهم » .‏ —‏ عدد ٢٥ :‏ ​ ١ -‏ ١١‏ .‏