Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord sent poisonous
International Standard Version
In response, the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died.
A Conservative Version
And LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many people of Israel died.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Amplified
Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord sent poison-snakes among the people; and their bites were a cause of death to numbers of the people of Israel.
Darby Translation
Then Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, which bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will send upon the people deadly serpents, and they will bite the people; and much people will die from Israel
King James 2000
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh sent among the people poisonous snakes; they bit the people, and many people from Israel died.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people. And many people of Israel died.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, which stung them: so that much people died in Israel.
NET Bible
So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh sent among the people the poisonous serpents, and they bit the people, - and much people out of Israel died.
Webster
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.
World English Bible
Yahweh sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.
Themes
Anger of God » Exemplified against
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
Blasphemy » Instances of » Of the israelites, in complaining against God
Confession of sin » Exemplified
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Fiery serpents sent
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Judgments » Upon the israelites » For complaining
Judgments » Upon nations--exemplified
Manna » The israelites » Punished for loathing
Miracles » Catalogue of » The scourge of serpents
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Murmuring » Instances of » israelites
Plague » On the israelites » Of serpents
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Complaints
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent
Serpent » Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the israelites
Interlinear
Shalach
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 21:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Bronze Snake
5 and the people speak against God, and against Moses, 'Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.' 6 And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die; 7 and the people come in unto Moses and say, 'We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:15
who is causing thee to go in the great and the terrible wilderness -- burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst -- where there is no water; who is bringing out to thee waters from the flinty rock;
Jeremiah 8:17
For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of Jehovah.
1 Corinthians 10:9
neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
Isaiah 14:29
Rejoice not thou, Philistia, all of thee, That broken hath been the rod of thy smiter, For from the root of a serpent cometh out a viper, And its fruit is a flying saraph.
Isaiah 30:6
The burden of the beasts of the south. Into a land of adversity and distress, Of young lion and of old lion, Whence are viper and flying saraph, They carry on the shoulder of asses their wealth, And on the hump of camels their treasures, Unto a people not profitable.
Genesis 3:14-15
And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;
Amos 9:3-4
And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.