Parallel Bible results for "numbers 21:4-9"

Numbers 21:4-9

Common English Bible CEB

4 They marched from Mount Hor on the Reed Sea road around the land of Edom. The people became impatient on the road.

5 The people spoke against God and Moses: "Why did you bring us up from Egypt to kill us in the desert, where there is no food or water. And we detest this miserable bread!"

6 So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people and they bit the people. Many of the Israelites died.

7 The people went to Moses and said, "We've sinned, for we spoke against the LORD and you. Pray to the LORD so that he will send the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed for the people.

8 The LORD said to Moses, "Make a poisonous snake and place it on a pole. Whoever is bitten can look at it and live."

9 Moses made a bronze snake and placed it on a pole. If a snake bit someone, that person could look at the bronze snake and live.

The Message Bible MSG

4 They set out from Mount Hor along the Red Sea Road, a detour around the land of Edom. The people became irritable and cross as they traveled.

5 They spoke out against God and Moses: "Why did you drag us out of Egypt to die in this godforsaken country? No decent food; no water - we can't stomach this stuff any longer."

6 So God sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit them and many in Israel died.

7 The people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we spoke out against God and you. Pray to God; ask him to take these snakes from us." Moses prayed for the people.

8 God said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it on a flagpole: Whoever is bitten and looks at it will live."

9 So Moses made a snake of fiery copper and put it on top of a flagpole. Anyone bitten by a snake who then looked at the copper snake lived.