Numbers 21:8 - Compare All Versions
Numbers 21:8 MSG (The Message)
GOD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it on a flagpole: Whoever is bitten and looks at it will live.”
Numbers 21:8 KJV (King James Version)
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.
Numbers 21:8 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live.”
Numbers 21:8 NCV (New Century Version)
The LORD said to Moses, “Make a bronze snake, and put it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, that person will live.”
Numbers 21:8 ASV (American Standard Version)
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.
Numbers 21:8 NIV (New International Version)
The LORD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”
Numbers 21:8 NKJV (New King James Version)
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.”
Numbers 21:8 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten will live when he looks at it.”
Numbers 21:8 NLT (New Living Translation)
Then the LORD told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”
Numbers 21:8 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”