Numbers 21:6-8

The Bronze Serpent

6 1The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and 2they bit the people, so that 3many people of Israel died.
7 4So the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and you; 5intercede with the LORD, that He may remove the serpents from us." And Moses interceded for the people.
8 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a 6fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live."

Cross References 6

  • 1. Deuteronomy 8:15
  • 2. Jeremiah 8:17
  • 3. 1 Corinthians 10:9
  • 4. Numbers 11:2; Psalms 78:34; Isaiah 26:16; Hosea 5:15
  • 5. Exodus 8:8; 1 Samuel 12:19; Acts 8:24
  • 6. Isaiah 14:29; Isaiah 30:6; John 3:14

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "Make for yourself"
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