Numbers 21:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ In response, the Lord sent poisonous^[a] serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died. ⁷ Then the people approached Moses and admitted, “We’ve sinned by speaking against the Lord and you. Pray to the Lord, that he’ll remove^[b] the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed in behalf of the people.

⁸ Then the Lord instructed Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent out of brass and fasten it to a pole. Anyone who has been bitten and who looks at it will live.”