Numbers 21:8
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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.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
In other translations
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.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872עֲשֵׂה'asehmakeH6213לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfשָׂרָףsarafa saraphH8314וְשִׂיםvesimand putH7760אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> itH853עַל־'al-onH5921נֵסnesa standardH5251וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כָּל־kol-everyH3605הַנָּשׁוּךְhanashukh<the> [one who] is bittenH5391וְרָאָהvera'ahand he will seeH7200אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> itH853וָחָי׃vachaiand he will liveH2421
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- John 3:14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
- Psalm 106:43-4543 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.43 Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. 45 And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Psalm 145:8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
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