Numbers 21:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
a bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁת
(ne·cho·shet,)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation
serpentנְחַ֣שׁ
(ne·chash)
5175: a serpentfrom an unused word
and setוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ
(vay·si·me·hu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
it on the standard;הַנֵּ֑ס
(han·nes;)
5251: a standard, ensign, signal, signfrom nasas
and it cameוְהָיָ֗ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about, that ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
a serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙
(han·na·chash)
5175: a serpentfrom an unused word
bitנָשַׁ֤ךְ
(na·shach)
5391a: to bitea prim. root
any man,אִ֔ישׁ
(ish,)
376: manfrom an unused word
when he lookedוְהִבִּ֛יט
(ve·hib·bit)
5027: to looka prim. root
to the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת
(han·ne·cho·shet)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation
serpent,נְחַ֥שׁ
(ne·chash)
5175: a serpentfrom an unused word
he lived. 
 
2421a: to livea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
a serpent
nachash  (naw-khawsh')
a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent.
of brass
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
and put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
it upon a pole
nec  (nace)
a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token -- banner, pole, sail, (en-)sign, standard.
and it came to pass that if a serpent
nachash  (naw-khawsh')
a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent.
had bitten
nashak  (naw-shak')
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan -- bite, lend upon usury.
any man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
when he beheld
nabat  (naw-bat')
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care -- (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
the serpent
nachash  (naw-khawsh')
a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent.
of brass
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
he lived
chayay  (khaw-yah'-ee)
to live; causatively to revive -- live, save life.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the standard; and it came about, that if a serpent bit any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived.

King James Bible
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. Whenever someone was bitten, and he looked at the bronze snake, he recovered.

International Standard Version
So Moses made a bronze serpent and fastened it to a pole. If a person who had been bitten by a poisonous serpent looked to the serpent, he lived.

NET Bible
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. People looked at the bronze snake after they were bitten, and they lived.

King James 2000 Bible
And Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of bronze, he lived.
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