Parallel Verses
Webster
And 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.
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.
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 spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul lotheth this light bread. 6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died. 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:15
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drouth, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Jeremiah 8:17
For behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
Isaiah 14:29
Rejoice not thou, all Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a basilisk, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Isaiah 30:6
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and the old lion, the viper and flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Genesis 3:14-15
And the LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Amos 9:3-4
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they are hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: