Parallel Verses
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
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;
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 will speak against God, and against Moses, For what brought ye us up from Egypt to die in the desert? for no bread, and no water; and our soul loathed upon this light bread. 6 And Jehovah will send upon the people deadly serpents, and they will bite the people; and much people will die from Israel 7 And the people will come to Moses, and they will say, We sinned, for we spake against Jehovah and against thee; wilt thou pray to Jehovah and he will remove the serpent from us? And Moses will pray for the people.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:15
He causing thee to go in the great and fearful desert, the fiery serpent and the scorpion, and a thirsty land, where is no water: he bringing forth to thee water from the rock of flint;
Jeremiah 8:17
For behold me sending serpents, vipers among you, which to them no hissing, and they bit you, says Jehovah.
1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither should we tempt Christ, as also some of them tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
Isaiah 14:29
Thou shalt not rejoice Philistia, all of thee, because the rod of him striking thee was broken: for from the root of the serpent shall come forth a viper, and his fruit burning flying.
Isaiah 30:6
The burden of quadrupeds of the south: into the land of straits and distress, the lioness and the lion from them, the viper and the burning flying they will lift up upon the shoulder of young asses, their riches, and upon the humps of camels their treasures, for a people who shall not profit
Genesis 3:14-15
And Jehovah God will say to the serpent, Because thou didst this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust thou shalt eat all the days of thy life.
Amos 9:3-4
And if they shall hide in the head of Carmel, from thence will I search and take them; and if they shall be concealed from before mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, from thence I will command the serpent, and he bit them.