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Numbers 21:5-9

5And thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spakeagainstH1696Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430, andagainstH1696Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, Wherefore have yebroughtH5927usכִּ֣יkiH3588upH5927outלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and there isnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325; and oursoulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loatheth this lightbreadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryserpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, and they bit thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; andmuchרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7And thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH3588havesinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseH3588weH3588havespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstH5921theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, andagainstH5921thee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that hetakeH5493awayH5493theserpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175fromusH413. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760thee a fiery serpent, andsetH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921astandardנֵ֑סNesH5251: and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213aserpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andsetוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921thestandardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251: and itcameH1961topassH1961, thatifאִם־'im-H518aserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175had bittenanyH376manH376, when helookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027unto theserpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, helivedH1961.

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