Numbers 21:4-6
English Standard Version Anglicised
The Bronze Serpent
4 From Mount Hor (A)they set out by the way to the Red Sea, (B)to go round the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5 And the people (C)spoke against God and against Moses, (D)“Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and (E)we loathe this worthless food.” 6 (F)Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and (G)they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
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Numbers 21:4-6
New International Version
The Bronze Snake
4 They traveled from Mount Hor(A) along the route to the Red Sea,[a](B) to go around Edom.(C) But the people grew impatient on the way;(D) 5 they spoke against God(E) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt(F) to die in the wilderness?(G) There is no bread! There is no water!(H) And we detest this miserable food!”(I)
6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes(J) among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.(K)
Footnotes
- Numbers 21:4 Or the Sea of Reeds
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