Numbers 21:7

And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against you: pray therefore to the Lord, and let him take away the serpent from us.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6And the Lord sent among the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel died.

8And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and the Lord said to Moses, Make you a serpent, and put it on a signal- staff; and it shall come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, every one so bitten that looks upon it shall live.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:7But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for you, and you shall live; but if you restore her not, know that you shall die and all your.

Exodus 8:8And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said, Pray for me to the Lord, and let him take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will send them away, and they shall sacrifice to the Lord.

Exodus 9:27And Pharao sent and called Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Exodus 10:17+ 10:17 Gr. accept or allow. pardon therefore my sin yet this time, and pray to the Lord your God, and let him take away from me this death.

Exodus 32:30And it came to pass after the morrow had begun, that Moses said to the people, You⌃ have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I may make atonement for your sin.

Numbers 14:17And now, O Lord, let your strength be exalted, as you spoke, saying,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 21:5-10

The Brazen Serpent. ( b. c. 1452.) 4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel… Read the whole commentary →

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