Acts 28:3

And when Rav Sha'ul gathered some brushwood and placed the sticks on the hadlakah (bonfire), a nachash (serpent) from the heat came out and fastened onto Rav Sha'ulʼs hand.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

In Context

2And the natives were showing not the ordinary kindness to us for, because of the geshem (rain) that had set in and because of the cold, they lit a hadlakah (bonfire).

4And when the natives saw it hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another, Surely this man is a rotzeach (murderer); for though he was brought safely from the sea, Yashrus (Justice) did not allow him to live.

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Cross References

Isaiah 30:6The massa (burden) of the beasts of the Negev: 1 Into the eretz tzarah and anguish, 1 from which come the lion and lioness, 1 the viper and fiery flying serpent, 1 they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys, 1 and their otzarot (treasures) upon the humps of gemalim (camels), 1 to a people that shall not profit them. 1

Isaiah 59:5They hatch the beytzim (eggs) of the tzifoni (viper, poisonous snake), 1 and weave the webs of the akavish (spider); 1 he that eateth of their beytzim (eggs) dieth, 1 and of that which is cracked open, an efeh (kind of poisonous snake) is hatched. 1

Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Perushim and Tzedukim coming to where he was using the Yarden as a mikveh mayim, Yochanan said to them, You banim (sons) of nachashim (snakes)! Who warned you to flee from the charon af + 3:7 Hashem habah (the coming burning wrath) [of Hashem]?

Matthew 23:33Snakes, you banim of nachashim, how can you escape the Yom HaDin of Gehinnom?

2 Corinthians 6:9As being unknown and yet being well known, as dying and hinei, we live! As given the mishpat mavet and yet not penalized with death;

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:2-11

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this… Read the whole commentary →

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