responded to their penitent pleas with an equally humble heart and prayed (wayyitpallēl) on behalf of the people.425 21:8–9 The Lord graciously responded to the pleas of Moses and the people by giving instructions for preparing a homeopathic antidote for the snakes’ venom. Yahweh’s response commences with the secondary formula for divine instruction, wayyōʾmer YHWH ʾel-mōšeh,426 and the message was that Moses should produce a sārāp (“winged serpent” or “fiery serpent”)427 and mount it on a
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