Verse List for NUM 21:7

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OET (OET-RV) The people came to Mosheh and begged, “We’ve done wrong by speaking out against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh for us to get him to take the snakes away.” So Mosheh prayed on the peoples’ behalf,

OET-LV And_it _came the_people to Mosheh and_they _said we _have _sinned if/because we _have _spoken against_YHWH and_against_you pray to YHWH so_that _he _may _remove from_on_us DOM the_snake and_ Mosheh _he _prayed for the_people.

ULT And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we spoke against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, and let him remove from upon us the serpent.” And Moses prayed on behalf of the people.

UST So the people approached Moses and said, “When we criticized Yahweh and you, we did what was wrong. Please ask Yahweh to make these snakes leave us.” So Moses spoke to Yahweh about that for the people.

BSB & MSB Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.

NET Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord that he would take away the snakes from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

LSV and the people come to Moses and say, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against YHWH and against you; pray to YHWH that He turns the serpent aside from us”; and Moses prays in behalf of the people.

FBV The people went to see Moses and told him, “We were wrong to make complaints against the Lord and against you. Please pray to the Lord to get rid of the snakes from us.” Moses prayed to the Lord on their behalf.

T4T Then the people came to Moses/me and cried out, saying, “We now know that we have sinned against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, asking that he will take away the snakes!” So Moses/I prayed for the people.

LEB The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh and let him remove the snakes[fn] from among us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

BBE Then the people came to Moses and said, We have done wrong in crying out against the Lord and against you: make prayer to the Lord to take away the snakes from us. So Moses made prayer for the people.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And the people came to Moses, and said: 'We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that He take away the serpents from us.' And Moses prayed for the people.

ASV And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

DRA Upon which they came to Moses, and said: We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

YLT and the people come in unto Moses and say, 'We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.

Drby And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, in that we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee: pray to Jehovah that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

RV And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
(And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee/you; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents/snakes from us. And Moses prayed for the people.)

SLT And the people will come to Moses, and they will say, We sinned, for we spake against Jehovah and against thee; wilt thou pray to Jehovah and he will remove the serpent from us? And Moses will pray for the people.

Wbstr Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

KJB-1769 ¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
(¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee/you; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents/snakes from us. And Moses prayed for the people.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We haue sinned: for wee haue spoken against the LORD, and against thee: pray vnto the LORD that hee take away the serpents from vs: and Moses prayed for the people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Therfore the people came to Moyses, & sayd: We haue sinned, for we haue spoken agaynst the Lord and agaynst thee: make intercession to the Lord that he take away the serpentes from vs. And Moyses made intercession for ye people:
(Therefore the people came to Moses, and said: We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against thee/you: make intercession to the Lord that he take away the serpent/snakes from us. And Moses made intercession for ye/you_all people:)

Gnva Therefore the people came to Moses and said, We haue sinned: for wee haue spoken against the Lord, and against thee: pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from vs: and Moses prayed for the people.
(Therefore the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned: for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee/you: pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents/snakes from us: and Moses prayed for the people.)

Cvdl The came they vnto Moses, and sayde: We haue synned, because we haue spoken agaynst the LORDE and agaynst the. Praye thou vnto the LORDE, that he take awaye the serpentes from vs. And Moses prayed for the people.
(The came they unto Moses, and said: We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and against them. Pray thou/you unto the LORD, that he take away the serpent/snakes from us. And Moses prayed for the people.)

Wycl thei camen to Moyses, and seiden, We synneden, for we spaken ayens the Lord and thee; preie thou, that he take awey fro vs the serpentis.
(they came to Moses, and said, We sinned, for we spoke against the Lord and thee/you; pray thou/you, that he take away from us the serpents/snakes.)

Luth Da kamen sie zu Mose und sprachen: Wir haben gesündiget, daß wir wider den HErr’s und wider dich geredet haben. Bitte den HErr’s, daß er die Schlangen von uns nehme! Mose bat für das Volk.
(So came they/she/them to/for Moses and said: We have sinned, that we/us against the LORD’s and against you/yourself talked have. Please the LORD’s, that he the snakes from us/to_us/ourselves take! Moses asked for/in_favour_of the people.)

ClVg venerunt ad Moysen, atque dixerunt: Peccavimus, quia locuti sumus contra Dominum et te: ora ut tollat a nobis serpentes. Oravitque Moyses pro populo,
(they_came to Moses, and_yet they_said: Peccavimus, because spoke we_are on_the_contrary the_Master and you(sg): pray as take_away from us snakes. Oravitque Moses for to_the_people,)

UHB וַ⁠יָּבֹא֩ הָ⁠עָ֨ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֜ה וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ חָטָ֗אנוּ כִּֽי־דִבַּ֤רְנוּ בַֽ⁠יהוָה֙ וָ⁠בָ֔⁠ךְ הִתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְ⁠יָסֵ֥ר מֵ⁠עָלֵ֖י⁠נוּ אֶת־הַ⁠נָּחָ֑שׁ וַ⁠יִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד הָ⁠עָֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ παραγενόμενος ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν, ἔλεγον, ὅτι ἡμάρτομεν, ὅτι κατελαλήσαμεν κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ κατὰ σοῦ· εὔξαι οὖν πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ ἀφελέτω ἀφʼ ἡμῶν τὸν ὄφιν.

BrTr And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee: pray therefore to the Lord, and let him take away the serpent from us.