Numbers 21:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.””
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“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Make for thee a burning <FI>serpent<Fi> , and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it--he hath lived.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 21:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
- Psalms 106:43Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
- Psalms 145:8The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
- John 3:14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
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