Numbers

Numbers 21:8

⁸Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Make	עֲשֵׂ֤ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a fiery serpent	שָׂרָ֔ף	śā·rāp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H8314 a serpent
and mount	וְשִׂ֥ים	wə·śîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
it	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a pole	נֵ֑ס	nês	Noun - masculine singular	H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign
When anyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who is bitten	הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ	han·nā·šūḵ	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5391 bite
looks at it	וְרָאָ֥ה	wə·rā·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
he will live	וָחָֽי׃	wā·ḥāy	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.