Numbers 21:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.

New Living Translation
So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died.

English Standard Version
Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

Berean Study Bible
So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

NASB 1995
The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

NASB 1977
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites died.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites died.

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD sent poisonous snakes that bit and killed many of them.

Good News Translation
Then the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many Israelites were bitten and died.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people. They bit the people, and many of the Israelites died.

International Standard Version
In response, the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died.

NET Bible
So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

New King James Version
So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.

World English Bible
Yahweh sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.

American King James Version
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

A Faithful Version
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people. And many people of Israel died.

Darby Bible Translation
Then Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, which bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

English Revised Version
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Wherefore the Lorde sent fierie serpents among ye people, which stung the people: so that many of the people of Israel died.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Wherfore the Lorde sent fierie serpentes among the people, which stong them: and much people of Israel dyed.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Than sent the LORDE fyrie serpentes amonge the people, which bote the peple, so that there dyed moch people in Israel.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then the Lorde sent fyrie serpentes amoge the people which stonge them: so that moch people dyed in Israel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH sends the burning serpents among the people, and they bite the people, and many people of Israel die;

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will send upon the people deadly serpents, and they will bite the people; and much people will die from Israel.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For this reason, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH sent destructive snakes against the people and they bit the people and many of the people of Israel died.

Lamsa Bible
And the LORD sent fiery serpents against the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

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
















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