Numbers 21:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 21:9 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 →
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מֹשֶׁה֙
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
נְחַ֣שׁ
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
נְחֹ֔שֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַנֵּ֑ס
nêç
H5251
banner
וְהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
נָשַׁ֤ךְ
nâshak
H5391
to bite
הַנָּחָשׁ֙
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְהִבִּ֛יט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נְחַ֥שׁ
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
וָחָֽי
châyay
H2425
to live
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it on the standard: and it happened, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses made a serpent of bronze, and he set it on the banner. And it was if a serpent bit a man and he looked to the serpent of bronze, then he lived.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).