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Numbers 21:4-9

4AndtheyjourneyedfrommountHorמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023bythewayH1870totheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220,tocompassthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123:andthesoulH5315ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wasmuch discouraged becauseofthewayH1870.

5Andthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spakeagainstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,andagainstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, WhereforehaveyebroughtH5927usupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?forthereisnobreadH3899,andthereisnowaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;andoursoulH5315loatheththislightbreadH3899.

6AndJehovahsentH7971fieryserpentsamongthepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971,andtheybitthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andmuchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedH4191.

7Andthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559,WehavesinnedH2398,becausewehavespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstJehovah,andagainstthee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,thathetakeawayH5493theserpentsfromus.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419forthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760theeafiery serpent,andsetH7760ituponastandardנֵ֑סNesH5251:anditshallcometopass,thateveryonethatisbitten,whenheseethit,shalllive.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeH6213aserpentofbrass,andsetH7760ituponthestandardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251:anditcametopass,thatifaserpenthadbittenanymanH376,whenhelookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027untotheserpentofbrass,helived.

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