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## as Moses lifted up the serpent ##
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Not a real serpent. A made-up serpent; made of bronze - a type of metal.
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## in the wilderness ##
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The wilderness is a dry, desert place, but here it refers specifically to the place where Moses and the Israelites walked around for 40 years.
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## As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so the Son of Man must be lifted up ##
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(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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