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Numbers 21:2-9

2So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑רla.Yah.weh vai.yo.MarH3068 H559: “Ifאִם־'im-H518You will deliverH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971into our handsבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,we will devoteוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763אֶת־'et-H853their cities to destructionעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.”

3And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478pleaבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963and delivered upוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669. Israeldevotedוַיַּחֲרֵ֥םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763themאֶתְהֶ֖ם'et.HemH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their cities to destructionעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892;so they namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שֵׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

4Then they set outוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Mountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023along the routeדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the Redס֔וּףSufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220,in order to bypassלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123.But the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971grew impatientוַתִּקְצַ֥ר נֶֽפֶשׁ־va.tik.Tzar ne.fesh-H7114 H5315on the journeyבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870

5הָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430and against Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872: “Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100have you led us upהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to dieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֣יba.mid.Bar kiH4057 H3588?There is noאֵ֥ין'einH369breadלֶ֙חֶם֙ וְאֵ֣יןle.chem ve.'EinH3899 H369or waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and weוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315detestקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973this wretchedהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052foodבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899!”

6So the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971venomousהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314snakesהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175amongבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971the peopleאֵ֚ת'etH853,and manyרָ֖בravH7227of the Israelitesהָעָ֑ם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ha.'Am mi.Yis.ra.'ElH5971 H3478were bittenוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391אֶת־'et-H853עַם־'am-H5971and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7Then the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398byכִּֽי־ki-H3588speakingדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against the LORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068and against you.Intercedeהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419withאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068so He will takeוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493the snakesהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175away from usמֵעָלֵ֖ינוּme.'a.Lei.nuH5921אֶת־'et-H853.”So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872intercededוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213a fiery serpentשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314and mountוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760itאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853onעַל־'al-H5921a poleנֵ֑ס וְהָיָה֙Nes ve.ha.YahH5251 H1961.When anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is bittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391looks at itוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853,he will liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.”

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178snakeנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175and mountedוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it onעַל־'al-H5921a poleהַנֵּ֑ס וְהָיָ֗הha.Nes ve.ha.YahH5251 H1961.Ifאִם־'im-H518anyone whoאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376was bittenנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391lookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027atהַנָּחָשׁ֙ אֶל־ha.na.Chash 'el-H413 H5175the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178snakeנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175אֶת־'et-H853,he would liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

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