Numbers 21:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD said to Moses, 'Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole. Anyone who is bitten and looks at it will live.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the LORD said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses: make the a serpent ad hage it vpp for a sygne and lett as many as are bytten loke apon it and they shall lyue.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde the LORDE vnto Moses: Make the a brasen serpente, and set it vp for a token. Who so euer is bytten, and loketh vpon it, shal lyue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Lord said vnto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it vp for a signe, that as many as are bitten, may looke vpon it, and liue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Make thee a fierie serpent, and set it vp vpon a pole: that as many as are bitten may loke vpon it, and lyue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh said to Moses, Make you a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard: and it shall happen, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Make for thee a burning `serpent', and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it -- he hath lived.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord said to Moses, Make an image of a snake and put it on a rod, and anyone who has been wounded by the snakes, looking on it will be made well.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard: and it shall happen, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD said to Moses,“Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 106:43-45 : 43 Many times He delivered them, but they were rebellious in their plans and sank into their iniquity. 44 Yet He saw their distress when He heard their cry. 45 He remembered His covenant with them and relented according to the abundance of His lovingkindness.
  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in steadfast love.
  • John 3:14 : 14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 21:9
    95%

    9So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole, and if a serpent bit someone, they looked at the bronze serpent and lived.

  • Num 21:6-7
    2 verses
    83%

    6Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died.

    7The people came to Moses and said, 'We have sinned, for we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD to take the serpents away from us.' So Moses prayed for the people.

  • John 3:14
    78%

    14Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

  • Exod 4:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

    2The LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' Moses replied, 'A staff.'

    3Then He said, 'Throw it to the ground.' So Moses threw it to the ground, and it became a serpent, and he ran away from it.

    4Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand and grasp its tail.' So Moses stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff again in his hand.

  • Jer 8:17
    71%

    17See, I am sending venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you, declares the LORD.

  • Exod 7:8-10
    3 verses
    70%

    8The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    9"When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.'"

    10So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.

  • Num 25:10
    69%

    10The LORD said to Moses,

  • Mark 16:18
    69%

    18They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

  • Exod 7:15
    68%

    15"Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the water. Wait to meet him by the riverbank, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake.

  • 1 Cor 10:9
    68%

    9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes.

  • Exod 15:25-26
    2 verses
    68%

    25Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them.

    26He said, 'If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.'

  • Exod 19:21
    68%

    21The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'

  • Exod 7:12
    67%

    12Each one threw down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

  • Exod 9:10
    67%

    10So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on both people and animals.

  • Acts 7:31
    67%

    31Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

  • Num 17:10-11
    2 verses
    67%

    10'Move away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.' And they fell facedown.

    11Moses said to Aaron, 'Take your censer and put incense on it, along with fire from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun.'

  • Acts 28:3
    67%

    3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and placed them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, latched onto his hand.

  • Exod 8:16
    66%

    16Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he is going out to the water. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go so that they may worship me.'"

  • Amos 9:3
    66%

    3'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'

  • Num 20:9
    66%

    9So Moses took the staff from the LORD's presence, just as he was commanded.

  • Prov 23:32
    66%

    32In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

  • Amos 5:19
    66%

    19It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.

  • Num 20:7
    66%

    7The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 17:6
    66%

    6The LORD continued, "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

  • Exod 9:8
    66%

    8Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.'

  • Lev 13:1
    66%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

  • Deut 8:15
    66%

    15He led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, filled with venomous snakes, scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought water for you out of a rock of flint.

  • Num 19:1
    66%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

  • Lev 6:8
    66%

    8The priest shall take a handful from the fine flour and oil of the grain offering, along with all the frankincense that is on the offering, and burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma, a memorial portion to the LORD.

  • Num 17:1
    66%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Lev 24:13
    66%

    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Gen 3:14
    66%

    14So the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.'

  • Lev 19:1
    66%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 30:11
    66%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 30:17
    66%

    17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 5:1
    66%

    1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 7:20
    66%

    20Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, and all the water in the river was turned into blood.