KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
After the plague ended, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar, Aaron's son who was now the priest, saying:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse introduces God speaking to Moses and the new high priest Eleazar after a devastating plague had ended.
📚 Historical Context
This follows the plague described in Numbers 25 that killed 24,000 Israelites due to their worship of foreign gods and immoral behavior with Moabite women. Aaron had died earlier (Numbers 20:28), so his son Eleazar had become the new high priest. The Israelites were still in the wilderness, nearing the end of their 40-year journey toward the Promised Land.
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