6 {
"verseID": "Numbers.21.6",
"source": "וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח יְהוָ֜ה בָּעָ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיָּ֥מָת עַם־רָ֖ב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wə-yšallaḥ* *YHWH* among-the-*'ām* *'ēṯ* the-*nəḥāšîm* the-*śərāp̄îm* and *wə-yənaššəḵû* *'eṯ*-the-*'ām* and *wə-yāmāṯ* *'am*-*rāḇ* from-*yiśrā'ēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yšallaḥ*": "conjunctive waw + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*'ēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*nəḥāšîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - the serpents",
"*śərāp̄îm*": "definite adjective, masculine plural - the fiery/burning",
"*wə-yənaššəḵû*": "conjunctive waw + piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they bit",
"*'eṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wə-yāmāṯ*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and died",
"*'am*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of",
"*rāḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/many",
"*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*nəḥāšîm*": "serpents/snakes",
"*śərāp̄îm*": "fiery/burning/poisonous/seraphim",
"*'am-rāḇ*": "many people/a great number of people"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Numbers.21.7",
"source": "וַיָּבֹא֩ הָעָ֨ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֜ה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ חָטָ֗אנוּ כִּֽי־דִבַּ֤רְנוּ בַֽיהוָה֙ וָבָ֔ךְ הִתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְיָסֵ֥ר מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ אֶת־הַנָּחָ֑שׁ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wə-yāḇō'* the-*'ām* to-*mōšeh* and *wə-yō'mərû* *ḥāṭā'nû* for-*dibbarnû* against-*YHWH* and-against-*ḵā* *hiṯpallēl* to-*YHWH* and-*yāsēr* from-upon-us *'eṯ*-the-*nāḥāš* and *wə-yiṯpallēl* *mōšeh* for the-*'ām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāḇō'*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*wə-yō'mərû*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*ḥāṭā'nû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have sinned",
"*dibbarnû*": "piel perfect 1st common plural - we have spoken",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - against you",
"*hiṯpallēl*": "hitpael imperative masculine singular - pray",
"*yāsēr*": "hiphil jussive 3rd masculine singular - may he remove",
"*nāḥāš*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the serpent",
"*wə-yiṯpallēl*": "conjunctive waw + hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he prayed",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇə-YHWH*": "against YHWH/with YHWH",
"*hiṯpallēl*": "pray/intercede",
"*bə'aḏ*": "for/on behalf of",
"*nāḥāš*": "serpent/snake [singular used collectively]"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Numbers.21.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ שָׂרָ֔ף וְשִׂ֥ים אֹת֖וֹ עַל־נֵ֑ס וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ וְרָאָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ וָחָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wə-yō'mer* *YHWH* to-*mōšeh* *'ăśēh* to-you *śārāp̄* and *wə-śîm* *'ōṯô* upon-*nēs* and *wə-hāyâ* all-the-*nāšûḵ* and *wə-rā'â* *'ōṯô* and-*wā-ḥāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yō'mer*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*'ăśēh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - make",
"*śārāp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - fiery serpent",
"*wə-śîm*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperative masculine singular - and set/place",
"*'ōṯô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*nēs*": "noun, masculine singular - pole/standard",
"*wə-hāyâ*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be",
"*nāšûḵ*": "definite niphal participle masculine singular - the bitten one",
"*wə-rā'â*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sees",
"*'ōṯô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*wā-ḥāy*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he shall live"
},
"variants": {
"*śārāp̄*": "fiery serpent/burning one/seraph",
"*nēs*": "pole/standard/banner",
"*nāšûḵ*": "bitten one/snakebitten person"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Numbers.21.9",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַשׂ מֹשֶׁה֙ נְחַ֣שׁ נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ עַל־הַנֵּ֑ס וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־נָשַׁ֤ךְ הַנָּחָשׁ֙ אֶת־אִ֔ישׁ וְהִבִּ֛יט אֶל־נְחַ֥שׁ הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת וָחָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wə-ya'aś* *mōšeh* *nəḥaš* *nəḥōšeṯ* and *wə-yśimēhû* upon-the-*nēs* and *wə-hāyâ* if-*nāšaḵ* the-*nāḥāš* *'eṯ*-*'îš* and *wə-hibîṭ* to-*nəḥaš* the-*nəḥōšeṯ* and-*wā-ḥāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ya'aś*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*nəḥaš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - serpent of",
"*nəḥōšeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper",
"*wə-yśimēhû*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he placed it",
"*nēs*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the pole/standard",
"*wə-hāyâ*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was",
"*nāšaḵ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - bit",
"*nāḥāš*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the serpent",
"*'îš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person",
"*wə-hibîṭ*": "conjunctive waw + hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he looked",
"*nəḥaš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - serpent of",
"*nəḥōšeṯ*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the bronze/copper",
"*wā-ḥāy*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he lived"
},
"variants": {
"*nəḥaš nəḥōšeṯ*": "bronze serpent (wordplay in Hebrew)",
"*nēs*": "pole/standard/banner",
"*hibîṭ*": "looked/gazed/looked intently"
}
}