And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
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Verse 9 is found in chapter 21 of Numbers. Israel defeats the king of Arad after making a vow to God, but afterward the people again speak against God and Moses. Venomous snakes appear and many die. God commands a bronze serpent to be set up so that those who look at it may live. The episode combines judgment, confession, and an extraordinary means of preservation, showing that life comes from God even amid discipline caused by sin.
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Da machte Mose eine eherne Schlange und richtete sie auf zum Zeichen; und wenn jemanden eine Schlange biß, so sah er die eherne Schlange an und blieb leben.
Y Moisés hizo una serpiente de metal, y púsola sobre la bandera, y fue, que cuando alguna serpiente mordía a alguno, miraba a la serpiente de metal, y vivía.
Moisés hizo una serpiente de cobre y la puso sobre el asta. Si una serpiente mordía a un hombre, este miraba a la serpiente de cobre y vivía.
Moïse fit un serpent d'airain, et le plaça sur une perche; et quiconque avait été mordu par un serpent, et regardait le serpent d'airain, conservait la vie.
E Mosè fece un serpente di rame, e lo mise sopra una antenna; e avveniva che, se un serpente avea morso alcuno, ed egli riguardava al serpente di rame, egli scampava
E Moisés fez uma serpente de metal, e pô-la sobre uma haste; e sucedia que, picando alguma serpente a alguém, quando esse olhava para a serpente de metal, vivia.
摩西 就造了一條銅蛇,掛在杆子上。凡被蛇咬的,一望這銅蛇就活了。
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