Numbers 21:6

21:6 So the Lord sent poisonous ¹  snakes ²  among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died.

Numbers 21:32

21:32 Moses sent spies to reconnoiter ³  Jaazer, and they captured its villages ⁴  and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.

Numbers 22:10

22:10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Numbers 22:40

22:40 And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some ⁵  to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

Numbers 32:8

32:8 Your fathers did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.

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¹ tn Heb “fiery.”

² tn The designation of the serpents/ snakes is נְחָשִׁים (nÿkhashim), which is similar to the word for “bronze” (נְחֹשֶׁת, nÿkhoshet). This has led some scholars to describe the serpents as bronze in color. The description of them as fiery indicates they were poisonous. Perhaps the snake in question is a species of adder.

³ tn Heb “Moses sent to spy out.”

⁴ tn Heb “daughters.”

⁵ sn The understanding is that Balak was making a sacrifice for a covenant relationship, and so he gave some of the meat to the men and to the seer.