Numbers 21:9

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Numbers 21:9, word by word

So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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madeיַּעַשׂyaas

make

To build or create something.

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a serpentנְחַשׁnechash

bronze serpent

Moses' bronze serpent.

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of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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and set itיְשִׂמֵyesime

put

To put something somewhere.

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the poleנֵּסnes

banner

A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.

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ifהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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bitנָשַׁךְnashach

bite

To sink the teeth in, like a snake that strikes and poisons.

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any manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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he would lookהִבִּיטhibit

look

Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.

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and liveחָיchay

live

Live.

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Translation note

Jesus compared himself with this serpent: “so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life” (John 3:14-15). Centuries later King Hezekiah destroyed it because the people were burning incense to it (2 Kings 18:4).

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