Numbers 21:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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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. Make thee a fiery serpent - Literally, make thee a seraph.

And put it upon a pole - על נס al nes, upon a standard or ensign.

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Numbers 21:8

8 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.