Numbers 21:9 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	h6213
1	And Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	h4872
15	a serpent	נְחַ֥שׁ	h5175
16	of brass	הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת	h5178
4	and put	וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ	h7760
5		עַל	h5921
6	it upon a pole	הַנֵּ֑ס	h5251
7		וְהָיָ֗ה	h1961
8		אִם	h518
9	had bitten	נָשַׁ֤ךְ	h5391
15	a serpent	נְחַ֥שׁ	h5175
11		אֶת	h853
12	any man	אִ֔ישׁ	h376
13	when he beheld	וְהִבִּ֛יט	h5027
14		אֶל	h413
15	a serpent	נְחַ֥שׁ	h5175
16	of brass	הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת	h5178
17	he lived	וָחָֽי׃	h2425

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard: and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So Moses made a snake of brass and put it on a rod; and anyone who had a snakebite, after looking on the snake of brass, was made well.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole; and it came to pass, if a serpent had bitten any man, and he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass -- he hath lived.