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L’Éternel écouta la voix d’Israël et lui livra les Cananéens; et on les frappa d’anathème, eux et leurs villes, et l’on donna à ce lieu le nom de Horma.
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et de Bamoth, au plateau qui est dans la campagne de Moab, au sommet du Pisga, d’où l’on découvrait l’étendue du désert.
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Miqra according to the Masorah · Licence: CC BY-SA · Source
Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr] · Licence: Public Domain · Source
Nombres 21:8 dans toutes les traductions
English · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Make yourself [the image of] a consuming snake, and place it upon a banner; and anyone bitten will look at it and live.”
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English · The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein
And the L-rd said to Moses: Make for yourself a fiery serpent (nachash) and place it on a pole. And it shall be, whoever is bitten [(Even if he were bitten by a dog or an ass, he would waste away)], if he sees it [(even without gazing at it intently)], he shall live.
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עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ שָׂרָ֔ף וְשִׂ֥ים אֹת֖וֹ עַל־נֵ֑ס וְהָיָה֙ כׇּל־הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ וְרָאָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ וָחָֽי׃
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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)
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 seeth it, shall live.’
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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ שָׂרָ֔ף וְשִׂ֥ים אֹת֖וֹ עַל־נֵ֑ס וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ וְרָאָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ וָחָֽי׃
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עברית · Tanach with Text Only
ויאמר יהוה אל משה עשה לך שרף ושים אתו על נס והיה כל הנשוך וראה אתו וחי
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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲשֵׂה לְךָ שָׂרָף וְשִׂים אֹתוֹ עַל־נֵס וְהָיָה כָּל־הַנָּשׁוּךְ וְרָאָה אֹתוֹ וָחָי׃
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English · Sefaria Community Translation
Hashem said to Moshe, “Make yourself [the image of] a consuming snake, and place it upon a banner; and anyone bitten will look at it and live.”
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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]
און גאָט האָט געזאָגט צו משהן: מאַך דיר אַ פֿײַערדיקע שלאַנג, און טו זי אַרױף אױף אַ שטאַנג; און עס װעט זײַן, איטלעכער װאָס װערט געביסן, װעט זי זען, און װעט בלײַבן לעבן.
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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]
L’Éternel dit à Moïse: "Fais toi-même un serpent et place-le au haut d’une perche: quiconque aura été mordu, qu’il le regarde et il vivra!"
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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]
I rzekł Wiekuisty do Mojżesza: "Zrób sobie węża, a utwierdź go na drzewcu, i będzie, że ktokolwiek ukąszony nań wejrzy, wyzdrowieje."
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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]
Der Herr sprach zu Mose: Mache dir eine [kupferne] Schlange und setze sie auf eine Stange, und wer gebissen wird der sehe sie an und er bleibe leben.
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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]
Kaj la Eternulo diris al Moseo: Faru al vi serpenton kupran kaj metu ĝin sur stangon; kaj ĉiu mordita, kiu ekrigardos ĝin, restos viva.
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Commentaires sur Nombres 21:8
Rashi
English
Upon a banner. On a pole, called “perche” in old French. Similarly, “like a banner on the hill,” “I shall lift my banner,” “raise the banner.” Because it is held high as a signal and as verification, it is called נֵס .
Anyone bitten. Even if a dog or donkey bit him, he would sicken and deteriorate steadily, except that the snakebite killed quickly. This is why it says here “. . . who saw it” — at a glance. But regarding the snakebite, it says “. . . he gazed,” “. . . if a snake bit a man, he gazed, etc.,” as the snakebite was not quick to heal unless he gazed at it with concentration. The Rabbis said, ”Can a snake bring death or life? Rather, when the Israelites gazed heavenward and subjugated their hearts to their Father in heaven, they would heal, but if not, they would waste away.”
Rashi Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 · Licence: CC-BY · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria
Targum Jonathan
English
And the Lord said to Mosheh, Make thee a serpent of brass, and set it upon a place aloft; and it shall be that when a serpent hath bitten any one, if he behold it, then shall he live, if his heart be directed to the Name of the Word of the Lord.
The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862 · Licence: Public Domain · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria
Ibn Ezra
עברית
עשה לך. כדמות נחש שרף מנחשת כי כן כתוב:
על נס שיהיה גבוה ויראו אותו הכל ורבים השתבשו ואמרו כי זאת הצורה לקבל כח עליונים וחליל' חלילה כי הדבר נעשה בצווי השם ואין לנו לחפש למה צורת נחש ואם לא כן יראנו היש עץ שימתיק המים המרים אפי' הדבש לא ימתיקם ומה טעם לשום דבלת תאנים על השחין ואין בתולדת הדבלה להסיר השחין והאמת כי נשגבה ממנו דעת עליון:
On Your Way · Licence: Public Domain · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria
Rashbam
English
ONE WHO SEES IT. Who looks towards heaven above.
Sefaria Community Translation · Licence: CC0 · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria
Sforno
English
עשה לך שרף, the snake should be constructed of material which is associated with שרפה, burning. The association with “burning one’s tongue” should be uppermost in their minds when contemplating their sin which had been that they allowed their tongues to utter thoughts that angered G’d. They would repent when looking at a snake called שרף, something which “burns” (transitively).
Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash · Licence: CC-BY · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria
Saadia Gaon
English
וראה אותו וחי, if the afflicted person would look at the copper snake having remorse in his heart he would survive the bite.
Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash · Licence: CC-BY · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria
Da'at Zekenim
English
עשה לך שרף, “make for yourself a fiery serpent, etc.” the reason why G–d instructed Moses to construct a serpent, the symbol of everything negative since time immemorial, was to demonstrate that this very negative symbol would miraculously heal them from snake bites if used in the proper manner. It is only the Lord Who can use destructive instruments equally well for constructive purposes.
Daat Zekenim translated by Rb. Eliyahu Munk · Licence: CC-BY · Commentaire complet sur Sefaria