Numbers 21:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷ Then the people approached Moses and admitted, “We’ve sinned by speaking against the Lord and you. Pray to the Lord, that he’ll remove^[a] the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed in behalf of the people.

⁸ Then the Lord instructed Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent out of brass and fasten it to a pole. Anyone who has been bitten and who looks at it will live.” ⁹ So Moses made a bronze serpent and fastened it to a pole. If a person who had been bitten by a poisonous serpent looked to the serpent,^[b] he lived.