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Numbers 21:5-9
New King James Version
Numbers 21:5-9
New King James Version
5 And the people (A)spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul [a]loathes this worthless bread.” 6 So (B)the Lord sent (C)fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.
7 (D)Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have (E)sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; (F)pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8 Then the Lord said to Moses, (G)“Make a (H)fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” 9 So (I)Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
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- Numbers 21:5 detests
Numbers 21:5-9
New American Standard Bible
Numbers 21:5-9
New American Standard Bible
5 So the people spoke against God and Moses: “(A)Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no [a]food and no water, and [b](B)we are disgusted with [c]this miserable food.”
The Bronze Serpent
6 (C)Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and (D)they bit the people, so that (E)many people of Israel died. 7 (F)So the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you; (G)intercede with the Lord, that He will remove the serpents from us.” And Moses interceded for the people. 8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “[d]Make a (H)fiery serpent, and put it on a flag pole; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, and looks at it, will live.” 9 So Moses made a (I)bronze serpent and put it on the flag pole; and it came about, that if a serpent bit someone, and he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
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- Numbers 21:5 Lit bread
- Numbers 21:5 Lit our soul is disgusted
- Numbers 21:5 I.e., the manna
- Numbers 21:8 Lit Make for yourself
Numbers 21:5-9
Amplified Bible
Numbers 21:5-9
Amplified Bible
5 So the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, nor is there any water, and we loathe this miserable food.”
The Bronze Serpent
6 Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died. 7 So the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, so that He will remove the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten will live when he looks at it.” 9 So Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on the pole, and it happened that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived.
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Numbers 21:5-9
New International Version
Numbers 21:5-9
New International Version
5 they spoke against God(A) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt(B) to die in the wilderness?(C) There is no bread! There is no water!(D) And we detest this miserable food!”(E)
6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes(F) among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.(G) 7 The people came to Moses(H) and said, “We sinned(I) when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord(J) will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed(K) for the people.
8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole;(L) anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake(M) and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.(N)
Numbers 21:5-9
King James Version
Numbers 21:5-9
King James Version
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
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