Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.
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.
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 The people spoke against God, and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread." 6 The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died. 7 The people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD, and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us." Moses prayed for the people.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:15
who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;
Jeremiah 8:17
For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you," says the LORD.
1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us test the Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
Isaiah 14:29
Do not rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.
Isaiah 30:6
The oracle of the animals of the Negev. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.
Genesis 3:14-15
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
Amos 9:3-4
Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.