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Numbers 21:4-20 5 and the people הָעָ֗ם ha.'Am H5971 spoke H1696 against God בֵּֽאלֹהִים֮ be.lo.Him H430 , and against Moses וּבְמֹשֶׁה֒ u.ve.mo.Sheh H4872 , Why לָמָ֤ה la.Mah H4100 have ye brought H5927 us up out of Egypt מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם mi.mitz.Ra.yim H4714 that we should die לָמ֖וּת la.Mut H4191 in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 ? for there is no bread H3899 , and no water מַ֔יִם Ma.yim H4325 , and our soul H5315 loathes this light bread H3899 . 6 Then Jehovah sent H7971 fiery serpents among the people בָּעָ֗ם ba.'Am H5971 , which bit the people הָעָ֑ם ha.'Am H5971 ; and much H7227 people עַם־ 'am- H5971 of Israel מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ mi.Yis.ra.'El H3478 died H4191 . 7 And the people הָעָ֨ם ha.'Am H5971 came H935 to Moses מֹשֶׁ֜ה mo.Sheh H4872 and said H559 , We have sinned H2398 , in that we have spoken דִבַּ֤רְנוּ di.Bar.nu H1696 against Jehovah , and against thee: pray הִתְפַּלֵּל֙ hit.pa.Lel H6419 to Jehovah that he take away H5493 the serpents from us . And Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה mo.Sheh H4872 prayed וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל vai.yit.pa.Lel H6419 for the people הָעָֽם׃ ha.'Am H5971 . 8 And Jehovah said H559 to Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh H4872 , Make H7760 thee a fiery [serpent], and set H7760 it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass , that every one that is bitten, and looketh upon it , shall live. 9 And Moses מֹשֶׁה֙ mo.Sheh H4872 made H6213 a serpent of brass , and put וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ vay.si.Me.hu H7760 it upon a pole; and it came to pass , if a serpent had bitten any man H376 , and he beheld the serpent of brass , he lived . 10 And the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 journeyed , and encamped וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ vai.ya.cha.Nu H2583 in Oboth בְּאֹבֹֽת׃ be.'o.Vot H88 . 11 And they removed from Oboth מֵאֹבֹ֑ת me.'o.Vot H88 , and encamped וַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּ vai.ya.cha.Nu H2583 at Ijim-Abarim, in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ ba.mid.Bar H4057 that is before Moab מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av H4124 , toward the sun-rising. 12 From thence they removed , and encamped וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ vai.ya.cha.Nu H2583 at the torrent Zered זָֽרֶד׃ Za.red H2218 . 13 From thence they removed , and encamped וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּ vai.ya.cha.Nu H2583 on the other מֵעֵ֤בֶר me.'E.ver H5676 side H5676 of the Arnon אַרְנוֹן֙ 'ar.nOn H769 , which is in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 that comes H3318 out of the border מִגְּב֣וּל mi.ge.Vul H1366 of the Amorites H567 . For the Arnon אַרְנוֹן֙ 'ar.nOn H769 is the border גְּב֣וּל ge.Vul H1366 of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av H4124 , between Moab מוֹאָ֖ב mo.'Av H4124 and the Amorites H567 . 14 Therefore H3651 it is said H559 in the book בְּסֵ֖פֶר be.Se.fer H5612 of the wars מִלְחֲמֹ֣ת mil.cha.Mot H4421 of Jehovah , Vaheb in Suphah, and the brooks of Arnon אַרְנֽוֹן׃ 'ar.Non H769 ; 15 And the stream of the brooks which turneth to the dwelling לְשֶׁ֣בֶת le.She.vet H3427 of Ar עָ֑ר 'Ar H6144 , And inclineth toward the border לִגְב֥וּל lig.Vul H1366 of Moab מוֹאָֽב׃ mo.'Av H4124 . 16 And from thence to Beer בְּאֵ֑רָה be.'E.rah H876 : that is the well הַבְּאֵ֗ר ha.be.'Er H875 of which Jehovah spoke to Moses לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה le.mo.Sheh H4872 , Assemble the people הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am H5971 , and I will give וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה ve.'e.te.Nah H5414 them water מָֽיִם׃ ס Ma.yim H4325 . 17 Then אָ֚ז 'az H227 Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 sang יָשִׁ֣יר ya.Shir H7891 this song הַשִּׁירָ֖ה ha.shi.Rah H7892 , Rise up , well בְאֵ֖ר ve.'Er H875 ! sing H7891 unto it : 18 Well בְּאֵ֞ר be.'Er H875 which princes H8269 digged, which the nobles נְדִיבֵ֣י ne.di.Vei H5081 of the people הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am H5971 hollowed out at [ the word of ] the lawgiver , with their staves. And from the wilderness וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר u.mi.mid.Bar H4057 [ they went] to Mattanah מַתָּנָֽה׃ ma.ta.Nah H4980 ; 19 and from Mattanah וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖ה u.mi.ma.ta.Nah H4980 to Nahaliel נַחֲלִיאֵ֑ל na.cha.li.'El H5160 ; and from Nahaliel וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖ל u.mi.na.cha.li.'El H5160 to Bamoth בָּמֽוֹת׃ ba.Mot H1120 ; 20 and from Bamoth וּמִבָּמ֗וֹת u.mi.ba.Mot H1120 to the valley הַגַּיְא֙ ha.gaY' H1516 that is in the fields H7704 of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av H4124 , to the top רֹ֖אשׁ rosh H7218 of Pisgah הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה ha.pis.Gah H6449 , which looks וְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה ve.nish.Ka.fah H8259 over the surface H6440 of the waste. Read all of Numbers 21 ← Numbers 20 Numbers 22 → Commentaries on Numbers 21 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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