Numbers 21:6
“And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Numbers 21:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sandte Jehova feurige Schlangen unter das Volk, und sie bissen das Volk; und es starb viel Volks aus Israel.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Jehová envió entre el pueblo serpientes ardientes, que mordían al pueblo: y murió mucho pueblo de Israel.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o SENHOR enviou entre o povo serpentes ardentes, que mordiam ao povo: e morreu muito povo de Israel.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, Yahweh enviou serpentes venenosas contra o povo. As serpentes picaram as pessoas; muitas morreram.
📖 Numbers 21:6 in Context
4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
8And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
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