Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird.
Numbers 21:6 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Common English Bible So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people and they bit the people. Many of the Israelites died. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them. English Standard Version 2016 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. |
Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird.
The burden of the beasts of the south. In a land of trouble and distress, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and the flying basilisk, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of beasts and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not be able to profit them.
For, behold, I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.
And if I shall bring mischievous beasts also upon the land to waste it, and it be desolate so that there is none that can pass because of the beasts:
Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.
And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all. Who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock: