Thus they provoked[Him] to angerwith their deeds,And the plaguebrokeout among them.
Thus they becameuncleanin their practices,And playedthe harlotin their deeds.
O LORDour God,You answeredthem; You were a forgivingGodto them, And [yet] an avengerof their [evil] deeds.
"Behold,I have foundonlythis,that Godmademenupright,but they have soughtout manydevices."
So Israeljoinedthemselves to Baalof Peor,and the LORDwas angryagainst Israel.
and he wentafterthe manof Israelinto the tentand piercedbothof them through,the manof Israeland the woman,throughthe body.So the plagueon the sonsof Israelwas checked.
Those who diedby the plaguewere 24,000
Norlet us actimmorally,as someof them did,and twenty-threethousandfellin oneday.
