Numbers 21:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 21:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹא֩
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָעָ֨ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֹשֶׁ֜ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חָטָ֗אנוּ
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
דִבַּ֤רְנוּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בַֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וָבָ֔ךְ
הִתְפַּלֵּל֙
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְיָסֵ֥ר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנָּחָ֑שׁ
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
מֹשֶׁ֖ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
בְּעַ֥ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הָעָֽם
ʻam
H5971
people
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh, and against you; pray to Yahweh, that he take away the serpents from us. Moses prayed for the people.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we spoke against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, and let him remove from upon us the serpent.” And Moses prayed on behalf of the people.
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