Other translations
New Catholic Bible
They were afflicted for a short time as a warning, and they were then given a symbol of salvation to remind them of the precepts of your law.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
Good News Translation®
This trouble lasted for only a little while, as a warning. Then you gave them a healing symbol, the bronze snake, to remind them of what your Law requires.
Wycliffe Bible
but they were troubled in short time (un)to (their) amending [or correction], and had a sign of health (or of deliverance), to (the) remembering of the commandment of thy law.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a token of deliverance to remind them of thy law’s command.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
they were troubled for a little while as a warning and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
Common English Bible © 2011
They were terrified only for a little while as a warning, since they had the sign of their salvation as a reminder of the command of your Law.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
But as a warning, for a short time they were terrorized, though they had a sign of salvation, to remind them of the precept of your law.
Revised Standard Version
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a token of deliverance to remind them of thy law’s command.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.