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Numbers 21:7

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.

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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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'and it cameH935 →
הָעָ֨םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
חָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuwe have sinnedH2398 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
דִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuwe have spokenH1696 →
בַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehagainst YahwehH3068 →
וָבָ֔ךְva.Vakhand against <the> you
הִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelprayH6419 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.Serso may he removeH5493 →
מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּme.'a.Lei.nufrom on <the> usH5921 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.Chashthe snake[s]H5175 →
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.Leland he prayedH6419 →
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
בְּעַ֥דbe.'AdforH1157 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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Acts 8:24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”Psalms 78:34When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.Exodus 8:8Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”Numbers 11:2And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.1 Kings 13:6Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.Exodus 8:28Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”1 Samuel 12:19–23They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”2 Kings 13:4Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.Exodus 16:8And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”1 Samuel 15:30“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”Genesis 20:7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”Romans 10:1Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.Exodus 32:30The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”Psalms 106:23So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.Deuteronomy 9:26–29And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Exodus 32:11But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?Jeremiah 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

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