Numbers 21:4-6

EasyEnglish Bible

The bronze snake

⁴ The Israelites left Hor mountain. They travelled round the edge of Edom to the Red Sea. As they travelled, the people were upset. ⁵ They complained to God and to Moses, ‘You should not have brought us from Egypt to die here in the desert. There is nothing to eat. There is no water to drink. We do not like this bad food, manna.’

⁶ Then the Lord sent snakes among the people. They bit the people and many of the Israelites died.