Numbers 21:6

6 Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.

Numbers 21:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
ESV
6 Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
NLT
6 So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died.
MSG
6 So God sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit them and many in Israel died.
CSB
6 Then the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites died.

Numbers 21:6 In-Context

4 They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way;
5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”
6 Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.
7 The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8 The LORD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 7; Deuteronomy 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:14; Psalms 58:4; Psalms 140:3; Jeremiah 8:17
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 10:9
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