Verse 9
Numbers 21:9
Free Bible Version
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Moses made a snake out of bronze and put it on a pole. Those who looked at it did live.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ מֹשֶׁה֙ נְחַ֣שׁ נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וַ/יְשִׂמֵ֖/הוּ עַל הַ/נֵּ֑ס וְ/הָיָ֗ה אִם נָשַׁ֤ךְ הַ/נָּחָשׁ֙ אֶת אִ֔ישׁ וְ/הִבִּ֛יט אֶל נְחַ֥שׁ הַ/נְּחֹ֖שֶׁת וָ/חָֽי
English Translation
And Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the pole, and if the serpent had bitten any man, he looked at the bronze serpent and lived.
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Chapter 21 Context
1
The Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev learned that the Israelites were approaching on th...
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So Israel made a solemn promise to the Lord: “If you hand these people over to us, we pledge to comp...
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The Lord responded to their appeal and handed over the Canaanites to them. The Israelites completely...
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4
The Israelites left Mount Hor by the road leading to the Red Sea so they could avoid traveling throu...
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and made complaints against God (Elohim) and against Moses, saying, “Why did you lead us out of Egyp...
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6
So the Lord sent poisonous snakes to attack them, and many Israelites were bitten and died.
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7
The people went to see Moses and told him, “We were wrong to make complaints against the Lord and ag...
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The Lord told Moses, “Make a model of a snake and put it on a pole. When anyone who has been bitten...
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9
Moses made a snake out of bronze and put it on a pole. Those who looked at it did live.
10
Then they moved on from there and camped on the far side of the Arnon River, in the desert near Amor...
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11
That's why the Book of the Wars of the Lord refers to “the town of Waheb in Suphah and the canyon of...
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12
the canyon slopes that reach the village of Ar that lies on the border with Moab.”
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13
From there they moved on to Beer, the well where the Lord told Moses, “Have the people gather togeth...
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14
Then the Israelites sang this song: “Pour out water, well! Everyone of you sing to it!
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15
The tribal chiefs dug the well; yes the leaders of the people dug the well with their rods of author...
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16
From Mattanah they traveled to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
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17
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, with the following request:
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“Please allow us to travel through your country. We won't cross any of your fields or vineyards, or...
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But Sihon refused to allow the Israelites to travel through his territory. Instead, he called out hi...
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20
The Israelites defeated them, killing them with their swords. They took over his land from the Arnon...
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21
The Israelites conquered all the Amorite towns and took them over, including Heshbon and its surroun...
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22
Heshbon was the capital of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who had fought against the previous king of...
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23
That's why the old songwriters wrote: “Come to Heshbon and have it be rebuilt; restore the town of S...
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24
For a fire blazed out from Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon. It burned up Ar in Moab where th...
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25
What a disaster you face, Moab! You are all going to die, people of Chemosh! You handed over your so...
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26
But now we have defeated the Amorites! Heshbon's rule has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We wi...
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27
Moses sent men to explore Jazer. The Israelites conquered its surrounding villages and expelled the...
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28
Then they continued on the road towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, led his whole army out to meet t...
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29
The Lord told Moses, “You don't need to be afraid of him, because I have handed him over to you, alo...
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So they killed Og, his sons, and all his army. Nobody survived, and the Israelites took over his cou...
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