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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. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 1
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 2
נְחַ֣שׁne.Chasha snake of
Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: serpent
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 3
נְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronze
Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 4
וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huand he put it
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 6
הַנֵּ֑סha.Nesthe standard
Lemma: נֵס (nes) · Strong's: H5251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ensign
Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 21:8, Numbers 26:10, Psalms 60:4, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5251H; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 7
וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 8
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 9
נָשַׁ֤ךְna.Shakhit had bitten
Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to bite
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Numbers 21:6, Numbers 21:8, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:8, Ecclesiastes 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5391A; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 10
הַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.Chashthe snake
Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: serpent
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 11
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 12
אִ֔ישׁ'Ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 13
וְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.Bitand he looked
Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to look
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 14
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 15
נְחַ֥שׁne.Chash[the] snake of
Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: serpent
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 16
הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shet<the> bronze
Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 17
וָחָֽי\׃va.Chaiand he lived
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Numbers 21:9 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| a bronze | → | נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze |
| snake | → | נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent |
| and mounted | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| it on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| a pole | → | נֵס H5251H ensign |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| anyone who | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| was bitten | → | נָשַׁךְ H5391A to bite |
| looked | → | נָבַט H5027 to look |
| at | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| . . . | → | נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent |
| the bronze | → | נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze |
| snake | → | נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent |
| he would live | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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