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Fiery serpent

Numbers 21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents[הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים haśśərāp̄îm,]^[1][הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים hannəḥāšîm]^[2] among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents[הַנָּחָ֑שׁ hannāḥāš;]^[2] from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent[שָׂרָ֔ף śā-rāp̄,]^[1] , 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.

9 And Moses made a serpent[נְחַ֣שׁ nəḥaš]^[2] of brass[נְחֹ֔שֶׁת nəḥōšeṯ,]^[3], and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent[הַנָּחָשׁ֙ hannāḥāš]^[2] had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent[נְחַ֥שׁ nəḥaš]^[2] of brass[הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת hannəḥōšeṯ]^[3], he lived. Verse 6- 9 Westminster Leningrad Codex:

וישלח יהוה בעם את הנחשים השרפים וינשכו את־העם וימת עם־רב מישראל׃

ויבא העם אל־משה ויאמרו חטאנו כי־דברנו ביהוה ובך התפלל אל־יהוה ויסר מעלינו את־הנחש ויתפלל משה בעד העם׃

ויאמר יהוה אל־משה עשה לך שרף ושים אתו על־נס והיה כל־הנשוך וראה אתו וחי׃

ויעש משה נחש נחשת וישמהו על־הנס והיה אם־נשך הנחש את־איש והביט אל־נחש הנחשת וחי׃

Hebrew Bible Line 1 w1.	w2.	w3.	w4.	w5.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
וישלח בעם את הנחשים השרפים וינשכו את־העם וימת עם־רב מישראל׃
וישלח בעם את הנחשים השרפים
וישלח	בעם	את	הנחשים	השרפים
07971	05971	0853	05175	08314
wayšallaḥ	bā‘ām	’êṯ	hannəḥāšîm	haśśərāp̄îm,
So sent	among the people	(trans)	serpents	fiery
So sent among the people (-) serpents fiery
Hebrew Bible Line 2 w1.	w2.	w3.	w4.	w5.
וינשכו את־העם וימת עם־
וינשכו	את־	העם	וימת	עם־
05391	0853	05971	04191	05971
waynaššəḵū	’eṯ-	hā‘ām;	wayyāmāṯ	am-
fiery	and they bit	(trans)	the people	and died
fiery and they bit (-) the people and died
Hebrew Bible Line 3 w1.	w2.	w3.	w4.	w5.
רב מישראל׃
רב	:מישראל	word 3	word 4	word 5
07227	03478	#	#	#
rāḇ	mîyiśrā’êl.	(term)	(term)	(term)
many	of Israel	(trans)	(trans)	(trans)
many of Israel

There is much confusion about these words like fiery [הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים haśśərāp̄îm,]^[1] serpents[הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים hannəḥāšîm]^[2].

There are snakes in the desert and they will bite. It was likely a saw-scale viper or carpet viper (Echis coloratus). Snakes of the Echis species may have any of four types of toxins: neurotoxins, cardiotoxins, hemotoxins, and cytotoxins.

Saw-scaled vipers often produce haemotoxic and cytotoxic which may prevent clotting while causes significant cell and tissue damage leading to infection or death.

There are people that have used electrical shock on bites in the Amazon and claimed success at neutralizing toxins.

There has been some scientific studies that have determined that using electrophoresis can alter the total protein concentration even in tissue under some conditions. But the use of high-voltage stun guns have not proved to be successful and can cause harm.

There has been venom samples which have been electrolyzed at a lower voltage than that from the stun gun, but with 4–5 times the total charge normally delivered. There was also evidence of inactivated venom at the electrodes, but not within the "central compartment, demonstrating that there was no direct effect of the electric field on the activity of the snake venom". But none of this dealt with the wide range of frequencies, voltages, current flows or the edition of other element that were not written down in the text.

Could Moses had more information in the construction of this strange remedy?

God did not make the snakes come after the people but God did not prevent them from being with or biting the the people.

God does not send flies to lay eggs in dead meat. Rotting and dead meat draws flies.

The questions are how did Moses Make a fiery serpent[שָׂרָ֔ף śā-rāp̄,]^[1] , and set it upon a pole?

How did just looking upon it[וְרָאָ֥ה wərā’āh]<07200>^[4] and beholding it[וְהִבִּ֛יט wəhibbîṭ] <05027>^[5] caused them to survive the poison of the snakes?

We have very little details of this event or how to make this brass serpent but we have many artist who draw and paint pictures from their imaginations. Those images are often etched or engravened in our minds.

Aleppo Codex

Aleppo codex is a Hebrew codex from the city of Tiberias seemingly produced in tenth century under Caliphate but endorsed for accuracy by Maimonides in the Ben-Asher masoretic tradition.

Aleppo codex shoes additional words ו יהוה:

ו וישלח יהוה בעם את הנחשים השרפים וינשכו את העם וימת עם רב מישראל

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 08314 שָׂרָף‎ ShinReishPei saraph [saw-rawf’] from 08313 שָׂרָף‎ ShinReishPei burn; n m; [BDB-977a] [{See TWOT on 2292 @@ "2292a" }] [{See TWOT on 2292 @@ "2292b" }] AV-fiery serpent 3, fiery 2, seraphim 2; 7
1) serpent, fiery serpent
1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)

2) seraph, seraphim

2a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5
05175 ^שׁחנ^ NunChetShin nachash \@naw-khawsh’\@ from 05172 שׁחנ nachash enchantment, to practice divination, ; n m; AV-serpent 31; 31
1) serpent, snake
1a) serpent

1b) image (of serpent)

1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)
- Genesis 3 we see וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ wə-han-nā-ḥāš Vav HeyNunChetYodShin
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)
- ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
8 05174 נְחָשׁ‎ nëchash brass, copper, bronze; 05173 נַחַשׁ‎ nachash, n. enchantment; 05172 נָחַשׁ‎ nachash v. learn by experience.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 05178 נְחשֶׁת‎ NunChetShinTav nëchosheth [nekh-o’-sheth] for 05154 נְחוּשָׁה‎ nëchuwshah;NunChetVavShinHey copper; 05153 נָחוּשׁ‎ brass; 05172 נָחַשׁ‎enchantment; n m/n f; [BDB-638b, BDB-639a] [{See TWOT on 1349 @@ "1349a" }] [{See TWOT on 1350 @@ "1350a" }] AV-brass 103, brasen 28, fetters 4, chain 3, copper 1, filthiness 1, steel 1; 141
1) copper, bronze
1a) copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy)

1b) fetters (of copper or bronze)

1c) copper (as value)

2) lust, harlotry
2a) meaning dubious
↑ 07200 רָאָה‎ ReishAlefHey ra’ah [raw-aw’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-906a] [{See TWOT on 2095 }] AV-see 879, look 104, behold 83, shew 68, appear 66, consider 22, seer 12, spy 6, respect 5, perceive 5, provide 4, regard 4, enjoy 4, lo 3, foreseeth 2, heed 2, misc 74; 1313
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see

1a2) to see, perceive

1a3) to see, have vision

1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out

1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish

1a6) to look at, gaze at

1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself

1b2) to be seen

1b3) to be visible

1c) (Pual) to be seen

1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show

1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at

1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown

1e2) to be exhibited to

1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face
↑ 05027 נָבַט‎ nabat NunBeitTet [naw-bat’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-613b] [{See TWOT on 1282 }] AV-look 36, behold 13, consider 5, regard 4, see 4, respect 3, look down 2, look about 1, look back 1; 69
1) to look, regard
1a) (Piel) to look

1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to look

1b2) to regard, show regard to, pay attention to, consider

1b3) to look upon, regard, show regard to

[saraph14-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 08314 שָׂרָף‎ ShinReishPei saraph [saw-rawf’] from 08313 שָׂרָף‎ ShinReishPei burn; n m; [BDB-977a] [{See TWOT on 2292 @@ "2292a" }] [{See TWOT on 2292 @@ "2292b" }] AV-fiery serpent 3, fiery 2, seraphim 2; 7
1) serpent, fiery serpent
1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)

2) seraph, seraphim

2a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God

[nachash-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 05175 ^שׁחנ^ NunChetShin nachash \@naw-khawsh’\@ from 05172 שׁחנ nachash enchantment, to practice divination, ; n m; AV-serpent 31; 31
1) serpent, snake
1a) serpent

1b) image (of serpent)

1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)

Genesis 3 we see וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ wə-han-nā-ḥāš Vav HeyNunChetYodShin

נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)

ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)

ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
8 05174 נְחָשׁ‎ nëchash brass, copper, bronze; 05173 נַחַשׁ‎ nachash, n. enchantment; 05172 נָחַשׁ‎ nachash v. learn by experience.

[3] Genesis 3 we see וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ wə-han-nā-ḥāš Vav HeyNunChetYodShin

[4] נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)

[5] ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)

[6] ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)

[nëchosheth-3] 3.0 ^3.1 05178 נְחשֶׁת‎ NunChetShinTav nëchosheth [nekh-o’-sheth] for 05154 נְחוּשָׁה‎ nëchuwshah;NunChetVavShinHey copper; 05153 נָחוּשׁ‎ brass; 05172 נָחַשׁ‎enchantment; n m/n f; [BDB-638b, BDB-639a] [{See TWOT on 1349 @@ "1349a" }] [{See TWOT on 1350 @@ "1350a" }] AV-brass 103, brasen 28, fetters 4, chain 3, copper 1, filthiness 1, steel 1; 141
1) copper, bronze
1a) copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy)

1b) fetters (of copper or bronze)

1c) copper (as value)

2) lust, harlotry
2a) meaning dubious

[wərāāh-4] 07200 רָאָה‎ ReishAlefHey ra’ah [raw-aw’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-906a] [{See TWOT on 2095 }] AV-see 879, look 104, behold 83, shew 68, appear 66, consider 22, seer 12, spy 6, respect 5, perceive 5, provide 4, regard 4, enjoy 4, lo 3, foreseeth 2, heed 2, misc 74; 1313
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see

1a2) to see, perceive

1a3) to see, have vision

1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out

1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish

1a6) to look at, gaze at

1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself

1b2) to be seen

1b3) to be visible

1c) (Pual) to be seen

1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show

1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at

1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown

1e2) to be exhibited to

1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

[wəhibbîṭ-5] 05027 נָבַט‎ nabat NunBeitTet [naw-bat’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-613b] [{See TWOT on 1282 }] AV-look 36, behold 13, consider 5, regard 4, see 4, respect 3, look down 2, look about 1, look back 1; 69
1) to look, regard
1a) (Piel) to look

1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to look

1b2) to regard, show regard to, pay attention to, consider

1b3) to look upon, regard, show regard to

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

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-[[File:fieryserpent.jpg|right|250px|thumb|We have very little details of this event surrounding the [[fiery serpents]] or how to make this brass serpent but we have many artist who construct symbols, draw and paint pictures from their imaginations. Those images are often etched or engravened in our minds.]]
+[[File:mosesfiery_serpents.jpg|right|250px|thumb|We have very little details of this event surrounding the [[fiery serpents]] or how to make this brass serpent but we have many artist who construct symbols, draw and paint pictures from their imaginations. Those images are often etched or engravened in our minds.]]
 == Fiery serpent ==
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-There is much confusion about these words like '''fiery''' [הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים haśśərāp̄îm,]<Ref name="saraph14">{{08314}}</Ref> '''serpents'''[הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים hannəḥāšîm]<Ref name="nachash">{{05175}}</Ref>. There are snakes in the desert and they will bite. God did not make the snakes come after the people but God did not prevent them from being with or biting the the people.
+There is much confusion about these words like '''fiery''' [הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים haśśərāp̄îm,]<Ref name="saraph14">{{08314}}</Ref> '''serpents'''[הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים hannəḥāšîm]<Ref name="nachash">{{05175}}</Ref>.
+There are snakes in the desert and they will bite. It was likely a  ''saw-scale viper'' or ''carpet viper'' (Echis coloratus). Snakes of the Echis species may have any of four types of toxins: neurotoxins, cardiotoxins, hemotoxins, and cytotoxins.
+Saw-scaled vipers often produce haemotoxic and cytotoxic which may prevent clotting while causes significant cell and tissue damage leading to infection or death.
+There are people that have used electrical shock on bites in the Amazon and claimed success at neutralizing toxins.
+There has been some scientific studies that have determined that  using electrophoresis can alter the total protein concentration even in tissue under some conditions. But the use of high-voltage stun guns have not proved to be successful and can cause harm.
+There has been venom samples which have been electrolyzed at a lower voltage than that from the stun gun, but with 4–5 times the total charge normally delivered. There was also evidence of inactivated venom at the electrodes, but not within the "central compartment, demonstrating that there was no direct effect of the electric field on the activity of the snake venom". But none of this dealt with the wide range of frequencies, voltages, current flows or the edition of other element that were not written down in the text.
+Could Moses had more information in the construction of this strange remedy?
+God did not make the snakes come after the people but God did not prevent them from being with or biting the the people.
 God does not send flies to lay eggs in dead meat. Rotting and dead meat draws flies.

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