Num 31:16 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ Behold , these caused the sons of Israel , through the counsel of Balaam , to trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor , so the plague was among the congregation of the Lord .

Numbers 31:16

16 ^a“Behold, these ^{▼▼ Lit were to}caused the sons of Israel, through the ^{▼▼ Lit word}counsel of ^dBalaam, to ^{▼▼ Possibly defect from the Lord}trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of the Lord.