And the people (A)spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul [a]loathes this worthless bread.” So (B)the Lord sent (C)fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.

(D)Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have (E)sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; (F)pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:5 detests

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