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In response, the Lord sent poisonous[a] serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died. 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.

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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:6 Lit. fiery
  2. Numbers 21:7 Lit. turn away

Then the Lord sent venomous snakes(A) among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.(B) The people came to Moses(C) and said, “We sinned(D) when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord(E) will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed(F) for the people.

The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole;(G) anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”

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