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Numbers 21:2-9

2ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088toJehovah,andsaidH559,IfthougiveH5414thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971whollyintomyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,thenIwillutterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763theircitiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.

3AndJehovahlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,anddelivereduptheCanaanitesH3669;andtheyutterly destroyedthem,andtheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Andtheycalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

4AndtheyjourneyedfrommountHorמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023bythewayH1870oftheRedseaיַם־yam-H3220,togoלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437roundH5437thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123;andthesoulH5315ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971became impatientonthewayH1870;

5andthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeH1696againstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,andagainstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872,Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100haveyebroughtH5927usupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714thatweshoulddieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?forthereisnobreadH3899,andnowaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,andoursoulH5315loathesthislightbreadH3899.

6ThenJehovahsentH7971fieryserpentsamongthepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, which bitthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andmuchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedH4191.

7Andthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872andsaidH559,WehavesinnedH2398,inthatwehavespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstJehovah,andagainstthee:prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419toJehovahthathetakeawayH5493theserpentsfromus.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419forthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760theeafiery [serpent],andsetH7760ituponapole;anditshallcometopass,thateveryonethatisbitten,andlookethuponit,shalllive.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeH6213aserpentofbrass,andputוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760ituponapole;anditcametopass,ifaserpenthadbittenanymanH376,andhebeheldtheserpentofbrass,helived.

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