Numbers

Numbers 21:9

⁹So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a bronze	נְחֹ֔שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
snake	נְחַ֣שׁ	nə·ḥaš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5175 serpent
and mounted	וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ	way·śi·mê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
it on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a pole	הַנֵּ֑ס	han·nês	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
anyone who	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
was bitten	נָשַׁ֤ךְ	nā·šaḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5391 bite
looked	וְהִבִּ֛יט	wə·hib·bîṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the bronze	הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת	han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
snake	הַנָּחָשׁ֙	han·nā·ḥāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent
he would 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.