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Numbers 21:6 Cross-References
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“And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”
Numbers 21:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 21:6
God sent 'fiery serpents' (Hebrew 'seraphim', burning ones) among Israel, whose bites killed many. The adjective 'fiery' may describe the burning pain of venom or the serpents' appearance. This judgment matched the sin—they complained about lack of food and water, so God removed protection from deadly environment. Yet even this severe discipline aimed at producing repentance.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 21:6
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“as some of them tested”
“behold”
“[in which were] fiery serpents and scorpions”
“I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea”
“of the lioness and the lion”
“O Philistia”
“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.,And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:,וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הַנָּחָשׁ כִּי עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת אָרוּר אַתָּה מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָה וּמִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה עַל־גְּחֹנְךָ תֵלֵךְ וְעָפָר תֹּאכַל כָּל־יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ׃ ,And the LORD God said unto the serpent: Because thou hast done this”