Numbers
Numbers 21:6
6So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sent | וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח | way·šal·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| venomous | הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים | haś·śə·rā·p̄îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8314 a serpent |
| snakes | הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים | han·nə·ḥā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5175 serpent |
| among | בָּעָ֗ם | bā·‘ām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and many | רָ֖ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| of the Israelites | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| were bitten | וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ | way·naš·šə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5391 bite |
| and died | וַיָּ֥מָת | way·yā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 10:9 · Jeremiah 8:17 · Deuteronomy 8:15 · Amos 9:3–4 · Isaiah 30:6 · Isaiah 14:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.