Numbers 21:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”
Numbers 21:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 21:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 21:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 21:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.”
Numbers 21:6 — World English Bible
Numbers 21:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. ”
Numbers 21:6 — American Standard Version
Numbers 21:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;”
Numbers 21:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 21:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, which bit the people; and much people of Israel died. ”
Numbers 21:6 — Darby Translation
Numbers 21:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore the Lord sent fierie serpents among ye people, which stung the people: so that many of the people of Israel died.”
Numbers 21:6 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 21:6 in Context — Numbers 21
4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
8 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.
What Does Numbers 21:6 Mean?
Numbers 21:6 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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