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Numbers 21:4-9

4And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265frommountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220, to goaroundלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123: and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971was muchdiscouragedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114because of thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696againstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430, and againstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, Why have ye broughtusהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there is nobreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, neither is there anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325; and oursoulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loathethקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973thislightהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052breadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314serpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, and theybitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; andmanyרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7Therefore thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398, for we havespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, and against thee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he takeawayוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493theserpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee a fieryserpentשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314, andsetוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it upon apoleנֵ֑סNesH5251: and it shall come to pass, that every one that isbittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391, when helookethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200upon it, shallliveH2425.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213aserpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andputוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it upon apoleהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251, and it came to pass, that if aserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175hadbittenנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, when hebeheldוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027theserpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, helivedH2425.

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