Numbers 21:6-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Then the Lord sent poisonous[a][b] snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites died.(A)
7 The people then came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that He will take the snakes away from us.” And Moses interceded for the people.
8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake image and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will recover.”(B) 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. Whenever someone was bitten, and he looked at the bronze snake, he recovered.
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- Numbers 21:6 LXX reads deadly; Syr reads cruel; Vg reads fiery
- Numbers 21:6 Lit burning
Deuteronomy 32:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 They will be weak from hunger,
ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague;
I will unleash on them wild beasts with fangs,
as well as venomous snakes that slither in the dust.
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