Verse 8
Numbers 21:8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And the Lord said to him: Make brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: whosoever being struck shall look on it, shall live.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְ/ךָ֙ שָׂרָ֔ף וְ/שִׂ֥ים אֹת֖/וֹ עַל נֵ֑ס וְ/הָיָה֙ כָּל הַ/נָּשׁ֔וּךְ וְ/רָאָ֥ה אֹת֖/וֹ וָ/חָֽי
English Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a serpent for yourself and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten and sees it shall live."
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