King James Version

Numbers 21:6

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

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וַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvayshalachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…יְהוָ֜הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בָּעָ֗םbaamin peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֵ֚תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםhanchashimthe serpentנָחָשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the serpent”, the ordinary formH5175a snake (from its hiss)serpent.הַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםhasrafimthe fieryשָׂרָףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the fiery”, the ordinary formH8314burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color)fiery (serpent), seraph.וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvaynashkhvand biteנָשַׁךְconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bite”, the next action in the storyH5391to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loanbite, lend upon usury.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעָ֑םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וַיָּ֥מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…עַםampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.רָ֖בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽלmiyisraelfrom Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;

World English Bible

Yahweh sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.

Darby Translation

Then Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, which bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord sent among the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel died.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Κύριος εἰς τὸν λαὸν τοὺς ὄφεις τοὺς θανατοῦντας, καὶ ἔδακνον τὸν λαόν, καὶ ἀπέθανε λαὸς πολὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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