Numbers 21:7

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וַיָּבֹא֩ way בּוֹא bôwʼ a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass) הָעָ֨ם people עַם ʻam from H6004 (עָמַם); a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flo אֶל about אֵל ʼêl (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, ־ מֹשֶׁ֜ה Moses מֹשֶׁה Môsheh from H4871 (מָשָׁה); drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver Moses. וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ name אָמַר ʼâmar a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command( חָטָ֗אנוּ sin חָטָא châṭâʼ a primitive root; properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, cond כִּֽי and כִּי kîy a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widel ־ דִבַּ֤רְנוּ name דָבַר dâbar a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue answer, appoint, bid, comm בַֽיהוָה֙ Jehovah יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). וָבָ֔ךְ הִתְפַּלֵּל֙ intreat פָּלַל pâlal a primitive root; to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication. אֶל about אֵל ʼêl (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, ־ יְהוָ֔ה Jehovah יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). וְיָסֵ֥ר be סוּר çûwr or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative) be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idio מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ above עַל ʻal properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, אֶת apparent contracted אֵת ʼêth apparent contracted from H226 (אוֹת) in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb ־ הַנָּחָ֑שׁ serpent נָחָשׁ nâchâsh from H5172 (נָחַשׁ); a snake (from its hiss) serpent. וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל intreat פָּלַל pâlal a primitive root; to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication. מֹשֶׁ֖ה Moses מֹשֶׁה Môsheh from H4871 (מָשָׁה); drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver Moses. בְּעַ֥ד about בְּעַד bᵉʻad from H5704 (עַד) with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc. about, at by (means of), for, over, through הָעָֽם people עַם ʻam from H6004 (עָמַם); a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flo ׃

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.