The Deaths in the Plague of Baal Peor - Hesed in the Midst of Din

After the sin of Ba'al Pe'or, there is a plague that kills many of Bnei Yisrael.  In the pasuk about the number of those who died in the plague, the Torah's phrasing is unusual. This brings us to examine the concept of a plague in the Torah. We look at the principles of Divine intervention in cases of plagues in the Torah, including that of Pesach Mitzrayim and Makkat Bekhorot. We find that even when there's din- strict judgment, there is also Divine hessed - lovingkindness.