And Phinehas  the son  of Eleazar  the priest  said   unto the children  of Reuben, and to the children  of Gad, and to the children  of Manasseh, This day  we perceive   that the LORD  is among  us, because ye have not committed   this trespass  against the LORD : now  ye have delivered   the children  of Israel  out of the hand  of the LORD.