New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 21:4-9

4Then they setוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265outH5265from Mountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220, togoלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437aroundH5437the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of EdomH112; and thepeopleנֶֽפֶשׁ־ הָעָ֖םne.fesh- ha.'AmH5315 H5971becameH7114impatientH7114because of the journeyבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5So the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430and Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872: “Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100have you broughtH5927us upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to dieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?For thereH369isH369noH369foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and noH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, andwe are disgustedקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973withthis miserableהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052foodבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.”

6Then the 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 against you;intercedeהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that He will 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 putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it on a flagנֵ֑סNesH5251pole;and it shall comeH1961aboutH1961,that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is bittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391,and looksוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200at it, will liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.”

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213abronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175and putוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it on the flagהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251pole;and it cameH1961aboutH1961,that ifאִם־'im-H518a serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175bitנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391someoneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and he lookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027at the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175,he livedוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

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