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Berean Standard Bible

“So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.”

Numbers 21:6

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Israel again grows impatient on the journey and speaks against God and Moses. In Numbers 21 they complain about the food and the wilderness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the Lord sent poison-snakes among the people; and their bites were a cause of death to numbers of the people of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Jehová envió entre el pueblo serpientes ardientes, que mordían al pueblo: y murió mucho pueblo de Israel.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el Señor los castigó enviando serpientes venenosas, y muchos murieron.

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