^16 (A)Behold, these ^[a]caused the sons of Israel, through the ^[b]counsel of ^(B)Balaam, to ^[c]trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of the Lord.

¹⁵ forsaking ^(A)the right way, they have gone astray, having followed ^(B)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^(C)the wages of unrighteousness;