Numbers 21:5-7

New King James Version

⁵ And the people ^(A)spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul ^[a]loathes this worthless bread.” ⁶ So ^(B)the Lord sent ^(C)fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.

^7 (D)Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have ^(E)sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; ^(F)pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.