Numbers 21:9 - American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard: and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived.

Common English Bible

Moses made a bronze snake and placed it on a pole. If a snake bit someone, that person could look at the bronze snake and live.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.