^{9 Ref} For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come back to him.

^{10 Ref} So the runners went from town to town through all the country of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun: but they were laughed at and made sport of.

^{11 Ref} However, some of Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun put away their pride and came to Jerusalem.