While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very severe plague.
Though he desires it and will not forsake it, And holds it to his palate,
“So it will be that he fills his belly, And God will send His burning anger on him And will rain it on him while he is eating.
He led forth the east wind in the heavens And by His strength He guided the south wind.
So they ate and were very satisfied, And their desire He brought to them.
But those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides those who died on account of Korah.
Thus Moses did; just as Yahweh had commanded him, so he did.
So those who died by the plague were 24,000.
“Yahweh will strike you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scab and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.