16; for these had known of the crime and had not at once told the chiefs of the hidden idol. They thus brought death upon more than half the members of the high court (see Pirḳe R. El. xxxviii.
Those who were aware of the crime but failed to inform the leaders of the hidden idol, resulting in the deaths of over half the members of the high court, as per Pirḳe R. El. xxxviii.