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Then the Lord sent poisonous[a] serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died.(A)

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  1. 21.6 Or fiery

Then the Lord sent venomous snakes(A) among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.(B)

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They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,(A)

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Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(A)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

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so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.(A)

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that will not heed(A) the tune of the charmer,(B)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

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