New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:6-9

6The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryH8314serpentsH8314among the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971andthey bitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, so thatmanyרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7So the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have spokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068and you;intercedeהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that He may removeוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493the serpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us.” And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872intercededוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213afieryשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314serpent,and setוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it on a standardנֵ֑סNesH5251;and it shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about, that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is bittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391,when he looksוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200at it, he will liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.”

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213abronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175and setוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it on the standardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251;and it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, that ifאִם־'im-H518a serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175bitנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391anyH376manH376,when he lookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027to the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175,he livedוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

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