But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, ¹  the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great plague.

But he said, “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them ¹  with a large and powerful force. ² 

So the Lord sent poisonous ¹  snakes ²  among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died.

So Aaron did ¹  as Moses commanded ²  and ran into the middle of the assembly, where the plague was just beginning among the people. So he placed incense on the coals and made atonement for the people.