Numbers 21:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake, and put it on a pole. Anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. People looked at the bronze snake after they were bitten, and they lived.[a]
Israel Travels Past Edom to Moab
10 The Israelites moved and set up camp at Oboth.
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- 21:9 There is a play on words here between Hebrew nachash (snake ) and nechosheth (bronze ).
Numbers 21:8-10
New International Version
8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole;(A) anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake(B) and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.(C)
The Journey to Moab
10 The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth.(D)
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