And those that died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
And Jehovah sent a plague on Israel from the morning even to the time appointed. And from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand of the people died.
And Jehovah plagued the people because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
even those men bringing up an evil report of the land died by the plague before Jehovah.
and stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stayed.
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And it happened, after the plague, Jehovah spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
Behold, these through the word of Balaam became to the sons of Israel a deliverance of treachery against Jehovah in the matter of Peor; and the plague was on the company of Jehovah.
Nor should we commit fornication, as some of them fornicated, and twentythree thousand fell in one day.