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Numbers 21:8 KJV

Numbers · chapter 21 · verse 8

And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.Numbers 21:8 · King James Version

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Numbers 21:8 in context

6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

10And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

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Commentary

Here is, I. The fatigue of Israel by a long march round the land of Edom, because they could not obtain passage through it the nearest way: The soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way, Num 21:4. Perhaps the way was rough and uneven, or foul and dirty;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-9

Cross references

John 3:14

Key words (Strong's)

serpentsârâphburningH8314 →
lookethrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
bittennâshakto strike with a stingH5391 →
MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
saidʼâmarto sayH559 →

Topics

Bible verses about the Bronze Serpent

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