Numbers 21:8
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Lord said unto Moses,.... Out of the cloud; or, it may be, Moses went into the sanctuary, and there prayed, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Make thee a fiery serpent - i. e. a serpent resembling in appearance the reptiles which attacked the people. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 21:4-9
Here is, I. The fatigue of Israel by a long march round the land of Edom, because they could not obtain passage through…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a fiery serpent Here it is a single substantive, the second of the two in Num 21:21.
set it upon a pole] The rendering…