And the Lord spake unto Moses This was some time after the above affair happened; how long it was is not certain; and a little time before the death of Moses, see ( Numbers 31:1Numbers 31:2 ) :
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because they assaulted you with deceit and tricked you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed at the time of the plague because of what happened at Peor.”