Numbers 21:6
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Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.

Genesis 3:14,15 And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. . . .

Deuteronomy 8:15 And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all: who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock,

Isaiah 14:29 Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird.

Isaiah 30:6 The burden of the beasts of the south. In a land of trouble and distress, from whence come the lioness, and the lion, the viper and the flying basilisk, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of beasts, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels to a people that shall not be able to profit them.

Jeremiah 8:17 For behold I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

Amos 9:3,4 Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent.

Context
The Bronze Serpent
5And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. 6Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.7Upon which they came to Moses, and said; We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent.

Deuteronomy 8:15
And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all: who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock,

Jeremiah 8:17
For behold I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 14:15
And if I shall bring mischievous beasts also upon the land to waste it, and it be desolate, so that there is none that can pass because of the beasts:

Lexicon
So the LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

sent
וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח (way·šal·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

poisonous snakes
הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים (han·nə·ḥā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5175: A serpent

among the people,
בָּעָ֗ם (bā·‘ām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and many
רָ֖ב (rāḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

of the Israelites
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (mî·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

were bitten
וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ (way·naš·šə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5391: To strike with a, sting, to oppress with usury

and died.
וַיָּ֥מָת (way·yā·māṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


Additional Translations
So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

And the Lord sent among the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel died.

Then Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, which bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.

Yahweh sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.

And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;
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