But 14,700 Israelites were dead, not counting those who had died with Korah and his followers.
but 24,000 Israelites had already died.
Make sure you obey the one who speaks to you. The people did not escape, when they refused to obey the one who spoke to them at Mount Sinai. Do you think you can possibly escape, if you refuse to obey the one who speaks to you from heaven?
So the Lord sent a horrible disease on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died.
Don't even grumble, as some of them did and were killed by the destroying angel.
So he sent a deadly disease that killed those men,
Aaron walked back and stood with Moses at the sacred tent.